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Tenebrae: The Shadow of the Tomb
http://www.gregscheer.com/musicblog/maundy-7.mp3 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,...
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WCRC Take 2: God of All Creation
http://www.gregscheer.com/musicblog/god_of_all_creation.mp3 My second attempt at a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council was inspired by their meeting place:...
View ArticleMake Us One within Your Spirit – choir, brass, and organ
http://www.gregscheer.com/musicblog/make_us_one-SATB_organ_brass.mp3 “Make Us One within Your Spirit” has a history that includes rejection, revision, and revival. But then, don’t we all?...
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Savior of the Nations, Come (String Orchestra)
http://www.gregscheer.com/musicblog/savior_of_the_nations_come.mp3 Carlos and I being served drinks by a statue in Indianapolis. My friend Carlos Colón directs worship at Baylor University. He...
View ArticleA Million Miles Away
http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/a_million_miles-logic.mp3 I had the good fortune of receiving two commissions from school orchestras last year. “A Million Miles Away” was written for...
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Amber Waves
http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/amber_waves-draft.mp3 I mentioned previously that the Rockford orchestras read through three sketches before choosing “Swampzilla.” You’re probably...
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Crepuscular Ray
http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/wp-content/uploads/crepuscular_ray.mp3 And the final sketch that lost to “Swampzilla”?: It’s called “Crepuscular Ray,” and is something of a minimalist piece for young...
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#2 (piano miniatures)
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....
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#3 (piano miniature)
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...
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CHARMING FOURTH
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 contest battled with 131 other contestants and fell to...
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