The Choir Loft and Organ

Above the nave, is the choir loft which holds the Austin two-manual pipe organ and additional seating.  The pipe organ, imposing in stature with its 1475 stainless steel pipes, each pipe individually tuned, also is equipped with a set of chimes.  As beautiful as it is to view, so also is the beauty of its tone, the "true" sound that only a pipe organ can produce.  Although many churches have installed electronic organs for one reason or another, Father Drexler chose the pipe organ, both for the part it plays in the liturgy  of the church, and for its use to offer up praise and thankfulness to Almighty God.  The worship of God includes music as one of its essential parts, and since music is an art of sound, it can only sound as good as the instrument it is played upon.  A well-designed organ produces a clear, bright tone that does not overpower the voices of the choir and congregation but stimulates their singing.  The pipe organ affords a full-throated volume, that is inspiring to the congregation enabling all to worship God by lifting their voices.