Music is a central part of our Worship Services at Emmanuel.
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The S.S. Hamill Organ, a two-manual-and-pedal, eleven rank pipe organ provides instrumental music as well as accompaniment for Choir and congregational hymns.
The organ was originally built in 1865 by S.S. Hamill for the Congregational Church of Groveland, Massachusetts, where it served its first congregation for 43 years.
The organ’s gentle and unforced voice, characteristic of mid-nineteenth century New England organ design, is reminiscent of English organ building practices of the late eighteenth century. Its singing diapasons, lilting flutes, mild strings, and pungent reed characterize its music and delight its audience.
Click here to learn more about the S.S. Hamill Organ.
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Emmanuel’s Steinway piano was 100 years old in May 2009. Completed on May 7, 1909, the Steinway Grand was a graduation present for Edna Hunt (Epperson) that year upon her graduation in music from Chatham Episcopal Institute (Chatham Hall).
Edna was a long-time pianist at Emmanuel, and she donated the piano to the Parish upon her death in 1963.
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