Category Archives: Live

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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Close to Your Heart (at Fellowship Reformed, Holland)

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Two more recordings of yesterday’s “Close to My Heart.” Above is Jordan Clegg leading the Fellowship Reformed gang in a beautiful rendition that includes penny whistle (played by Jackson Nickolay). Below is yours truly in a stripped down acoustic version. … Continue reading →

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My Friends May You Grow in Grace, orchestra

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. One of the fun things about doing music is that I get to meet people–virtually or in person–from all over the world. One of those musical friends is … Continue reading →

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Psalm 40: Patiently (revised, Psalm contest winner)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/6/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. Let me tell you the history of Psalm 40. Well, not the complete history; that stretches back a few millennia. But I can tell you the history of my … Continue reading →

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Lord, Now Let Your Servant @ GKY Manggar Besar, Indonesia

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Greg Scheer

https://musicblog.gregscheer.com/mangga_besar-lord_now_let_your_servant.mp3 One of my greatest joys is when a song takes on a life of its own and begins to travel to unexpected places and people. My setting of Simeon’s Song, “Lord, Now Let Your Servant Depart in Peace” was … Continue reading →

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“Savior of the Nations Come” at Baylor University

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Here is the recording of “Savior of the Nations, Come” performed at Baylor University’s 2017 Lessons and Carols service. I wish I could have been there in person. It sounds beautiful. You can read about how the piece came to … Continue reading →

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Born to Die, Born to Rise

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 12/11/21: Sheet music for this song is now available at gregscheer.com. For the fourth year in a row, I’ve been commissioned to write a piece for Calvin College’s Lessons and Carols service. Not only is it an honor, but … Continue reading →

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Oh, That I Had Wings (Psalm 55)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. You may have heard that I won the 2017 Church of the Servant New Psalm Contest with my Psalm 40 song, “Patiently.” What you may not have heard is … Continue reading →

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St. Sinner Orchestra, live at Schmohz

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Here are a video and a few pictures from last week’s premiere performance by the St. Sinner Orchestra:

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Very Happy Birthday to You

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Greg Scheer

At some point, I may become known as “the guy who writes birthday odes in which death is a dominant theme.” So be it. The sooner you grapple with your mortality, the sooner you can get out there and truly … Continue reading →

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