Music for a Sunday Morning

I. Prelude (Psalm 122:1)
II: Offertory (Prayer)
III: Postlude (Psalm 117)

Allen Orton Gibbs (1910-1996) was born and educated in Alabama and active in both the Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL areas for many years a church musician and composer. She wrote many commissioned choral anthems and a number of organ compositions that were collected and published in 2008 in a "Complete Organ Music" volume by Zimbel Press (dist. Subito Music).

This music was originally published as part of a whole series of three movement (non-hymn based) pieces that Concordia commissioned from 1975 through 1990. Despite all being by different composers, they all share a certain overall style. Unfortunately, they are all out of print and Concordia has returned them to their composers, so most are unavailable.

It's nice we have access to this one via Zimbel Press.