Category Archives: Choir

Kwake Yesu for SATB/piano

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Greg Scheer

My dad tells me that there’s a Spanish proverb that says something to the effect of, “Write a book. Have a son. Plant a tree.” I’ve done the first two and figure I’m covered on the third, because I have … Continue reading →

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We Are the Children of God, new recording

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Greg Scheer

As I announced previously, I lost the Grandfather Home for Children song contest, even though my song was the best. (A fact that was lost on the judges.) But the kind subscriber who alerted me to the contest liked my … Continue reading →

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2013 Spring Cleaning: Den Armen (Pitt Women’s Chorale)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Greg Scheer

You heard “Den Armen” in a previous spring cleaning post in its original form as part of a cantata for choir and organ. Later, I returned to this movement and turned it into an anthem for women’s choir and piano, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 118: This Is the Day! (Easter 2013)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Easter is always a big day for church music, and this year was no exception. What was an exception was the difficulty level of the piece I wrote for the day’s Psalm. I actually wrote this setting of Psalm 118 a … Continue reading →

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Good Christian Friends Rejoice, Christmas Eve 2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Last week I posted a recording of my flute arrangement of “Good Christian Friends (Men), Rejoice.” Unfortunately, the flutist from that recording wasn’t available for the Christmas Eve service. But in a bad news/good news turn of events, recorder player par … Continue reading →

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We Three Kings, Christmas Eve 2012

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Greg Scheer

I know you’re all dying to know how my new arrangement of “We Three Kings” went. Well, die no more! Here’s the MP3 from COS’s Christmas Eve service.

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We Three Kings strings

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I try to do a little something special each Christmas season here at Church of the Servant, and that often includes writing something new to fit the exact instrumentation we have available for specific services. So, hot of the press … Continue reading →

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Bless the Lord: Live at COS

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Greg Scheer

“So how did it sound?” You ask. I posted a rehearsal MP3 for my choir last week, and now you’re probably dying to know how it went on Sunday. Well, maybe not dying, but at least a tad curious. Die … Continue reading →

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Bless the Lord, O My Soul – rehearsal version

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I just got out of choir rehearsal. The singers were real troopers, learning Liszt’s “Pater Noster” and my new setting of Psalm 103 in one rehearsal. But even troopers can you use some back up sometimes, so I’m posting an … Continue reading →

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One Generation, orchestra demo

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Today’s post swerves from the musical valley of last week’s deacon dance ditty into the higher ground of a majestic orchestral arrangement. Aesthetic whiplash? You betcha. One Generation is one of my big hits. “Big,” “hit,” and perhaps even “one … Continue reading →

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