Category Archives: Choir

Heinz Chapel Choir sings “Lo, How a Rose”

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Greg Scheer

Back when I was doing my masters at the University of Pittsburgh I studied conducting with John Goldsmith, the director of the Heinz Chapel Choir. Besides being a great singer, scholar and teacher, he was kind enough to try out … Continue reading →

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The Christian’s Farewell, premiere video

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Greg Scheer

My latest commissioned composition, “The Christian’s Farewell,” was premiered Saturday night in Waco, Texas in the “Southern Harmony” Concert at Baylor University’s Armstrong Browning Library. The musicians did a lovely job! You can see the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KDyiU3a3LM. Check out … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends, part 4

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Greg Scheer

From the Dust You Shall Raise Us Up (Solo, SATB Choir and Piano) I posted a song at the beginning of Lent called From the Dust You Shall Raise Us Up, with verses taken from Psalm 103. Here it is … Continue reading →

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The God of Abraham Praise

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Greg Scheer

In December I blogged about an arrangement of mine that we used in this year’s Lessons & Carols service at Church of the Servant. The hymn “The God of Abraham Praise” fits beautifully with the reading about the calling of … Continue reading →

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The Christian’s Farewell

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Greg Scheer

My friend Carlos Colón-Quintana was kind enough to commission a new choral work for an upcoming concert at Baylor University. The concert is an interesting mix of children’s choir, fiddle, barbershop quartet, and strings, unified around the theme of William … Continue reading →

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Incarnation

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Greg Scheer

Christmas is a time of incarnation. Of course, the most important incarnation is the Incarnation in which God took on flesh in the form of Jesus. The most negative aspect of Christmas incarnation is when we step on the scale … Continue reading →

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Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Greg Scheer

I was reading Bruce Benedict’s very excellent Cardophonia blog today, and he had a post with four different musical renditions of Isaac Watt’s text “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed.” That reminded me that I have never uploaded my choral … Continue reading →

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My Soul at COS L&C

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Greg Scheer

Sunday evening was Church of the Servant’s Lessons & Carols service. As always, it was the highlight of Advent and Christmas for me. The highlight for me from a compositional standpoint, was that after 12 years I finally got a … Continue reading →

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My Soul Will Magnify the Lord

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Greg Scheer

As we enter that blessed season known to music ministers as “when will this ever end?” I find myself considering a Magnificat that is near and dear to my heart. I wrote “My Soul Will Magnify the Lord” while I … Continue reading →

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Psalm 118: This Is the Day!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Greg Scheer

Yesterday was Easter, and we had a blow out celebration of Christ’s resurrection at Church of the Servant. The service included my new setting of Psalm 118, the day’s lectionary Psalm. Okay, I went a little overboard with this one. … Continue reading →

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