In June 1957, thanks once again to the generosity of Colonel McCormick, a prestigious Casavant organ was given pride of place on the rear gallery.

The Sainte-Amélie Church organ is a unique instrument bearing the Opus number 2391. This number means that it was the 2391st commission for a new organ received by the company since it was founded. The console, which sits in the centre of the rood screen, is divided into three sections, that is to say two keyboards and one pedalboard. 

It took almost a month to install the Casavant organ and a further five (5) days were required to tune it. 

The twenty-six (26) stops offer different tones bearing such evocative names as flûte d’amour and bourdon. Each stop represents a set of pipes which produce a similar sound.

The organ sits majestically on either side of the rood screen. And did you know that its pipes are protected by mesh structures called cases?

These cases are not only there for aesthetic purposes, they also play a key role in projecting the sound of the organ. They cleverly combine and propel the pipe’s melodies towards the nave to ensure that every listener hears them in perfect harmony.

Do not be deceived by the façade pipes which you can see from the nave! They are there solely to further embellish the already beautiful appearance of this superb instrument. And, as you will have guessed, they do not produce any sound whatsoever.