Category Archives: Choir

Psalm 148 – Creation’s Chorus (for chorus)

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I wrote Creation’s Chorus in 2000 hoping to forge a daring new path of Motown Psalmody that I was sure others were sure to follow. But it turns … Continue reading →

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Guatemalan Santo, flute and choir

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I am not an abstract composer. That is, I find it difficult to compose a piece for a performer who doesn’t exist and a concert that might not … Continue reading →

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Kwake Yesu, GIA recording

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Greg Scheer

One of the nice things about getting a choral piece published is that the publisher often makes high quality recordings of the pieces for promotional purposes. Here’s a new recording of “Kwake Yesu/Here on Jesus Christ I Will Stand” by … Continue reading →

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GIA’s Abana

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Greg Scheer

No one tells me anything. I just stumbled across a recording of my anthem Abana at the GIA website.

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Vivaldi’s Domine Deus, Agnus Dei

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Greg Scheer

The Church of the Servant choir is singing movements of Vivaldi’s Gloria throughout the year. Recently we sang “Dominus Deus, Agnus Dei” (“Lord God, Lamb of God…that takes away the sins of the world have mercy upon us”) during the confession. Many … Continue reading →

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Before Your Manger

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/11/22: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. A few years ago a woman in the church told me she’d love to sing a Christmas carol she remembered fondly from her childhood in Germany. Being a German … Continue reading →

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How Wide the Love of Christ!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/11/22: Sheet music for this tune is now available at gregscheer.com. Now that my book is finished, I have a little more time for creative ventures. The first fruit of that time is a setting of Herman Stuempfle’s text … Continue reading →

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Vivaldoxology

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Greg Scheer

One of my jobs as a music director is to put a multitude of music styles together in one service, then smooth the edges so that it feels natural. This 9/13/15 medley begins with the choir singing Vivaldi’s “Gratias Agimus … Continue reading →

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Kimbrough’s Psalm 104

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I’ve featured the music of Wendell Kimbrough before, and today he makes a return appearance. An honor to be sure… Earlier this year his setting of Psalm 104, “Oh, Rejoice … Continue reading →

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Pentecostal Splendor at COS

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Greg Scheer

This Fall I arranged Pentecostal Splendor for Calvin College’s Lessons & Carols service. It was premiered beautifully, though I wasn’t able to track down a recording for my blog. Naturally, when Pentecost arrived at my own church, I thought of … Continue reading →

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