Category Archives: Finale demo

CHARMING FOURTH

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/14/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. I don’t enter hymn contests as obsessively as I used to, but when I do, I usually lose. My entry into the Eastman School of Music’s hymn tune … Continue reading →

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#3 (piano miniature)

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Greg Scheer

This third piano miniature is–not surprisingly–in 3/4 time. It reminds me a bit of Erik Satie’s whimsical compositions. While the meter is the “straight man,” remaining in an elegant waltz tempo, the harmonies never seem to land quite where you … Continue reading →

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#2 (piano miniatures)

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Greg Scheer

I was telling my son tonight that I feel like I’m working out my harmonic demons. Perhaps “demons” is too strong, but I do feel that I’ve been exploring a particular harmonic palette in depth lately. It’s not clear to … Continue reading →

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Crepuscular Ray

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Greg Scheer

And the final sketch that lost to “Swampzilla”?: It’s called “Crepuscular Ray,” and is something of a minimalist piece for young players. The music sounded to me like shafts of light coming through the clouds at sunset. It turns out … Continue reading →

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Amber Waves

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Greg Scheer

I mentioned previously that the Rockford orchestras read through three sketches before choosing “Swampzilla.” You’re probably wondering which sketches lost to “Swampzilla” in the initial round of voting, right? Wonder no more! “Amber Waves” is a sprightly, festive piece that … Continue reading →

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A Million Miles Away

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Greg Scheer

I had the good fortune of receiving two commissions from school orchestras last year. “A Million Miles Away” was written for the St. Cecilia Concert Orchestra with Patricia Wunder conducting. As Maestra Wunder and I began brainstorming about what type … Continue reading →

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Savior of the Nations, Come (String Orchestra)

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/28/21: Sheet music for this piece can now be purchased at gregscheer.com. My friend Carlos Colón directs worship at Baylor University. He recently asked if I had anything for string quintet that might work as an interlude for an … Continue reading →

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Make Us One within Your Spirit – choir, brass, and organ

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/1/20: Sheet music for this song (including this arrangement) can be downloaded here. “Make Us One within Your Spirit” has a history that includes rejection, revision, and revival. But then, don’t we all? RRPC_60th_Annyversary_Anthem This video is the anthem … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 2: God of All Creation

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Greg Scheer

My second attempt at a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council was inspired by their meeting place: Leipzig. Leipzig, of course, is famous as the city in which Bach worked for almost three decades … Continue reading →

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Tenebrae: The Shadow of the Tomb

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Greg Scheer

It is finished. This is the last of the 7 movements. In this solo movement, I recapitulate many of the themes that have appeared in previous movements, hopefully in a way that is suggestive of what’s gone on before rather … Continue reading →

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