Esther Lanting is an accomplished accordionist and dedicated music teacher based in Goshen, Indiana. Her main accordion teacher, from 11 years was the famous Anthony Galla-Rini who arranged this work. Galla-Rini was her supervisor for her accordion studies at Fresno Pacific University through to her 1974 Senior Recital on Accordion. Galla-Rini remained her mentor for many years of accordion performance, ensemble, conducting and music arranging until near his passing.

Esther Lanting performed The Lord’s Prayer when she visited Anthony Galla-Rini at his nursing home 9 days before his passing in his 102nd year and she played The Lord’s Prayer at his memorial service as he had requested.

Anthony Galla-Rini arranged The Lord’s Prayer for:
solo accordion Catalog ATG51237
and
accordion ensemble Catalog ATG10069A for parts, 1st Accordion to 6th Accordion, with a left hand divisi standard (stradella) bass.

The Lord’s Prayer composed by Albert Hay Malotte is one of the most famous musical settings of the biblical prayer from Matthew 6:9–13. Composed in 1935, it became the first widely popular version of the prayer set to music.

Malotte dedicated the piece to John Charles Thomas, a baritone whose radio performances helped introduce it to the public. Written firstly for solo voice and piano/organ and since then has often been performed by baritones, tenors, and sopranos.

This musical setting of the biblical prayer has been performed by many notable singers over the years.