Category Archives: Contests

55 Feet, 3rd Place

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Greg Scheer

In a past post  you read the story and heard a solo version of my 1986 song “55 Feet.” I recently entered a fuller version of the song in the National Speleological Society Cave Ballad contest. (Yes, there is such … Continue reading →

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People of the Lord

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Greg Scheer

“People of the Lord” began it’s life in spring of 2006 when the CRCNA issued a call for songs to usher in its Sesquicentennial celebrations. I wrote a song for each of the three Psalms that shaped that event: “One … Continue reading →

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Money in the bank, part 2

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Greg Scheer

In my ongoing attempt to win enough song contests to retire from my day job, I just completed a new song called “Christ Shall Reign.” This contest is sponsored by the National Federation of Catholic Youth Workers. If my song … 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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Mr. March

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Greg Scheer

I’m sure most of you have read the press release by now, verifying yours truly as the award winning composer of the Illinois Central College’s fight song “We Are the Cougars.” This got me to thinking about other fight songs … Continue reading →

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5 for orchestra

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Greg Scheer

About a year ago the Linn-Mar High School Chamber Orchestra premiered my string orchestra composition “5.” You can read a press release or listen to an MP3 of the recording of the concert. Or you can email me and tell … Continue reading →

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Money in the bank

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Greg Scheer

People do all sorts of things with their free time. Some play sudoku, some watch the Weather Channel; me, I enter song contests. My latest challenge has been to compose music for a college fight song and alma mater. The … Continue reading →

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Spring and Fall

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Greg Scheer

A few days ago, I finished a commissioned choral composition on a text by Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall: to a young child.” I couldn’t bear to post it here in its Finale playback form because it sounds so … Continue reading →

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Grace Through Every Generation

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Greg Scheer

I’ve mentioned elsewhere about the CRC sesquicentennial (that’s 150, for those of you who are counting) hymn contest I entered a while back. I submitted three songs–one for each of the sesquicentennial theme scriptures–and got runner up for one of … Continue reading →

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Deeper than the Sea

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Greg Scheer

I wrote this setting of Psalm 36:5-9 for the CRC sesquicentennial hymn contest. I lost. But then the Psalm came up in the lectionary, so I decided to create an arrangement for choir, piano and congregation that we’ll use January … Continue reading →

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