Category Archives: Demos

Psalm 11: Our God Is Still on the Throne

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Greg Scheer

There are many, many ways to set the Psalms to music. Some of the most popular choices include metrical, responsorial, and verbatim Psalm settings. Each approach has its merits and I try to use a variety of approaches from Psalm … Continue reading →

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Tuhan Adalah Gembalaku/You, Lord, You Are My Shepherd of Love

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Greg Scheer

One final song for 2022. An Indonesian friend introduced me to this setting of Psalm 23, which he’ll use in his ordination service. It’s simple, lovely, and has some interesting melodic twists and turns. Since I was learning it anyway, … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Conversation

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Greg Scheer

I’m not a particularly legit jazz musician. Yes, yes, I gig and know more or less what I’m doing (though I don’t/can’t always do it), but I don’t have a ton of jazz street cred: I don’t have thousands of … Continue reading →

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Mr. McFunkypants

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Greg Scheer

It all started with a bass line played into my phone. It was a deep enough groove that it merited further attention. I began filling out those initial four bars with a bona fide melody and an ABAC form. Voila! … Continue reading →

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Fight or Flight of the Bumblebee

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Greg Scheer

It may seem like I haven’t been composing lately. Don’t you worry, I’ve just been composing things that are too difficult for me to record by myself. But I’ll try to scratch together a few recordings in the coming weeks. … Continue reading →

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Psalm 54: Save Me, O God (with Doug Gay)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. February 2022 proved to be too short to achieve my goal of 14 Psalm collaborations. (You can hear a concert of the 12 songs I completed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBiORFbDulE) However, … Continue reading →

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Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. Charles Wesley originally titled this text simply “Morning Hymn.” Indeed, the text is filled with images of morning, light, and day. Of course, Jesus Christ, the Light of the … Continue reading →

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Psalm 102: My Heart Is Sick (Linda Bonney Olin)

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Greg Scheer

I first collaborated with Linda Bonney Olin in February of this year. Our setting of Psalm 8, “How Often in the Deep of Night” was part of my 2022 Psalm Collaboration project. I’m now coming back to some other texts … Continue reading →

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Teach Us Your Peace (David Bjorlin)

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Greg Scheer

Update: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I was talking to my boys yesterday about the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. I admitted that lately, I’ve become callous to the whole process: some troubled person … Continue reading →

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Trio

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Greg Scheer

I continue to explore jazz, this time with a healthy dose of classical composition technique. “Trio” is so named because it’s written for 3 players and in “3” (3/4 meter). More interestingly, the three players play a 3-part canon. Player … Continue reading →

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