The finale of the Tuesday evening Macy’s Light Show Wanamaker Organ performance at the downtown Philadelphia store was great to see (and feel) in person! The organ is the among the world’s largest and oldest, with two free daily concerts thanks to Friends of the Wanamaker Organ. It was a star attraction at the Wannamaker’s department store, which later became Hecht’s, then Lord & Taylor, and now Macy’s. The show brought back many special memories of being at church and hearing the organ with my

Music is one of the seven liberal arts and sciences Freemasons are encouraged to study, and the Wanamaker Organ in the former department store building belonging to Brother John Wanamaker, Friendship Lodge No. 400, has been a source of beautiful music for almost 115 years. Hear from Brother Curt Mangel, William Penn - Harmony Lodge No. 52 F&AM, a former Wanamaker Organ curator, about its history and impact! | The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, F & AM