Category Archives: Art Music

Hallel Post-Glory

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Greg Scheer

I spent the day writing just as fast as I could and spent the evening doing a read-through of my Hallel Psalms with some friends. Here is part of the fruit of our labors. Once again, I’ll come up with … Continue reading →

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Hallel Prelude

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Now that I’ve got most of the Hallel Psalm songs done, I can begin working on the instrumental parts of the piece. This “Hallel Prelude” (also known as “Hallel? Ooh Yah!”) is the lead off piece and will segue directly … Continue reading →

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June 26, 1993

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Tuesday was Amy’s and my 19th wedding anniversary. 19 years of wedded bliss. How cool is that? As an ode to our love, here’s a post of the string quartet that I wrote for our wedding. In fact, this is … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, Praise the Lord!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Greg Scheer

When I returned home from my time in Europe, I kept in touch with Annegret. She was a music director and teacher at a church in the area. So when the Hermsdorfer Kirche had its 100 year anniversary she asked … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, The Needy

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Greg Scheer

The Trübenbachs were awesome. They were a solid family trying to live right in an extremely stifling government and culture. Annegret was about my age, and she and her sister Julia took it on themselves to show me around the … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, Interlude

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Indeed, the Trübenbach family from the Chemnitz area (Karl Marx Stadt at the time) invited me to stay with them. After my studies in Salzburg were done for the year, I hitchhiked my way through Hungary and Germany, with the … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, Who?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Greg Scheer

When I mentioned that my ancestors came from the Chemnitz area, she told me she knew some people there and could probably arrange a place for me to stay if I wanted to explore my roots. Family folklore has it … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, Lord of All

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Greg Scheer

One of the excursions she invited me on was in the Black Forest. There I met a young woman who happened to attend a church that happened to have a sister church in East Germany. Herrscher/Lord of All

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, You His Servants/From There

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Greg Scheer

That au pair made good on her offer and invited me to her house in Steiermark when I had semester breaks in Salzburg. Then she began doing missions with Operation Mobilization. Once again, I was invited along for the ride. … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning: Psalm 113, Halleluja!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Greg Scheer

So how does a young man from Narragansett, Rhode Island have a cantata premiered in East Germany? First, he spends a year studying in Salzburg, Austria. No. Wait. First, he meets an au pair in Narragansett who is kind of … Continue reading →

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