Augsburg Fortress

Brenda Portman’s understanding of the organ comes to life in her collection of ten arrangements of hymns found in the worship supplement All Creation Sings, with writing that makes use of styles and techniques characteristic of the organ. Included is a festival fanfare on “Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded” (IN DIR IST FREUDE), a trio on “Down Galilee’s Slow Roadways” (Merle’s Tune), a toccata on “God’s Work Our Hands” (Earth and All Stars), and a gospel setting of “Sometimes Our Only Song Is Weeping” (Wayfaring Stranger).