A lot of the organ repertoire is relatively unknown to the average person. Last Sunday some of the pieces were easy to recognize. During the preludes I played a version of Twila Paris's "Lamb of God." Right before the service began, I played Malotte's version of "The Lord's Prayer." That's the melody most people would think of first. It was first published in 1935, during the Great Depression.
When singers sing it they usually belt out the final section, "...for thine is the kingdom...." I kept my registration the same, trying to set a time of quiet reflection as we prepare for worship.
The postlude was used by previous organists--"Highland Cathedral." The offertory was a hymn tune arranged by former Neffsville organist Daryl Hollinger. It was published by Augsburg Press (not Augsburger, just Augsburg) a few years ago. The unique sound was the high (4 foot) flute.
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