Category Archives: Choir

Oh Holy Night

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Greg Scheer

On Christmas Eve we’ll sing my brand spanking new arrangement of “O Holy Night.” To help the musicians prepare, here’s an MP3, score and parts (choir/piano, strings, brass, percussion). Strings–get cracking on that high part in the refrain!

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Every Valley

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Last night at Church of the Servant we had our Lessons & Carols service. (You can read more about the service at the COS worship blog.) One of the songs the choir sang was my composition “Every Valley.” This is … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Precious Jesus

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Greg Scheer

In an earlier post I introduced a song called “Jesus, Precious Jesus” and promised a choral arrangement. Here it is. I don’t know if it’s a good or bad trait, but this song can range in performance style from a … Continue reading →

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Psalm 114: The Hills and Mountains Tremble

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Greg Scheer

This Sunday at Church of the Servant we sang a brand new song of mine, Psalm 114. I was really pleased with the way it turned out, especially in light of the fact that I had studied the Psalm for … Continue reading →

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Creator of the Stars of Night

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Here’s a recording of “Creator of the Stars of Night” from last year’s Lessons and Carols service at Church of the Servant. The choir processed from the back of the sanctuary singing this beautiful 9th century chant, while the strings … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Precious Jesus

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Greg Scheer

Here’s my choir singing a recently penned little song called “Jesus, Precious Jesus.” I was joking with them that I was attempting to skim off some of the royalty stream that usually flows to “Father, I Adore You” and “Alleluia.” … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Tradition

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Greg Scheer

One of our Christmas traditions here in the Scheer household is for me to force the whole family to listen to Joel Cohen and the Boston Camerata’s lovely CD “An American Christmas.” If you’re tired of syrupy Christmas crooners, this … Continue reading →

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Spring and Fall at the ICDA

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Greg Scheer

I just received a recording of my choral composition “Spring and Fall: to a young child” which was performed at the Iowa Choral Directors Association in July. It’s being performed again today in Bettendorf, Iowa by the Chamber Singers and … Continue reading →

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Peace in the Valley

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Greg Scheer

As I finally get serious about putting together Christmas music at the church, I came across a recording from Christmas past. On this recording Charlotte Kerce and the men from the Wildwood church choir sing “Peace in the Valley.” It’s … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday at COS, 2007

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Greg Scheer

What is a blog but a slice of one’s life? So you want a fresh slice of music from Greg’s life? I thought so. Here are a few things we sang at Church of the Servant this Sunday. We’ll start … Continue reading →

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