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Music

Music

Music is a strong part of our parish identity; it enhances everyone’s worship experience. The music we use includes a wide variety of styles and helps us to connect with Christians across time and cultures.

Our Choir

Our volunteer choir sings during worship services nearly every Sunday from September through May, and new members are always welcome to join.

In addition to music during our Sunday 10:30 service, the choir performs for the greater Rockford community on other occasions throughout the year, including our popular Lessons and Carols Service during December which features music and readings made by members of the Rockford community. Hundreds always attend this special service!

Our Organ

Our versatile 3-manual, 29-rank Austin pipe organ leads our congregation, accompanies our choir, and serves as a concert instrument.

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Wayne Hatwich
Organist / Choirmaster
Trish Rooney
Assistant Music Director

Wayne Hatwich

Organist / Choirmaster

Wayne Hatwich received the Master of Arts degree in music from the University of Iowa where his study included organ, voice and accompaniment. At Iowa, he sang with Daniel Moe’s 60-voice University Choir. Other instructors at Iowa included Gerhard Krapf, Delbert Disselhorst, Naomi Rowley, Eldon Obrecht, Richard Hervig, and Bruce Macombie.

Founding and leading Rockford’s Bach Chamber Choir for its first 15 years until 1998, Mr. Hatwich directed choral repertoire ranging from Heinrich Schütz to twentieth-century composers.

Mr. Hatwich has been and continues to be inspired and enriched by participating in classes and workshops led by significant leaders in organ and choral music, such as: Anton Heiller, Marie Claire Alain, Helmuth Rilling, Sir David Willcocks, John Scott, Simon Preston, Gillian Wier and Paul Jacobs.

Wayne sings with the community group Camerata Emanon Singers, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for that organization. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Rockford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists as newsletter editor.

Mr. Hatwich is retired from his former position as healthcare information system consultant for Healthcare Performance Group, and from his previous position as administrative pharmacist at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Gardening, travel, music and family consume and enrich his time.

Trish Rooney

Assistant Music Director

Trish Rooney is thankful to have shared the Music Ministry responsibilities with Wayne Hatwich since 2008. A cradle Episcopalian, she has also served in United Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. She is an active volunteer with the Rockford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, the Rockford Chapter of Guitars for Vets, the Beta Gamma Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, and Emmanuel Guild. She began choral accompanying as a student at Rockford West High School, and continued throughout her educational career at Rock Valley College (AA), Rockford University (BFA) where she was introduced to the organ by Marsha Foxgrover, and the University of North Texas (MME). Trish has been active in the musical life of the Rockford community in many varied positions: Elementary Music Specialist for the Rockford Public Schools, adjunct faculty member at RVC and RU, and accompanist for many local organizations including Bach Chamber Choir, Camerata Emanon, Kantorei-the Singing Boys of Rockford, Rock Valley Children’s Choir, and Rock Valley College Starlight Theatre. She continues to be amazed by and thankful for the power of God’s love as shared by the Emmanuel congregation.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Friday, December 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Friday, December 24, 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Saturday, December 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Saturday, December 24, 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Sunday, December 24, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Sunday, December 24, 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Come celebrate Christmas with Emmanuel! Our Festal Choral Eucharist begins with music of the season at 9:30 p.m. followed by a special 10:00 p.m. candlelit service. Stick around afterward for a Martinelli's or champagne toast!

Service Times

~ our in-person services are currently suspended during the stay-at-home order ~

Please join on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom for Adult Forum

Please join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook for Morning Prayer

Emmanuel's doors, altar, sacraments, and community are open to full participation of people of all faiths, genders, gender identities, sexualities, disabilities, and nationalities.

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Emmanuel Episcopal Church
412 North Church Street
Rockford, IL 61103

(815) 964-5514

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