

Built as part of the 50th anniversary expansion
of the church in 1986, the large three-manual pipe organ was created
by the Holtkamp Organ Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The instrument
is considered one of the finest of its type in Southern Arizona.
It is dedicated to Andrew Buchhauser, Organist at St. Philip’s
from 1947 to 1986. The mahogany case for the organ, designed to
wrap around and above the main entrance of the church contains
hints of Spanish Colonial architecture, and features horizontal
trumpets of flamed copper over the center aisle. Recent additions
to the organ include 4 pedal stops manufactured by the Walker
Technical Company of Zionsville, Pennsylvania.

In the summer of 2005, a new Trumpet stop was added to the Swell
division of the organ, and the Swell Mixture was revised by Hupalo
& Repasky Pipe Organs, LLC, of San Leandro, California. The
instrument is now played from a large Aeolian-Skinner console,
originally installed in St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Dr. Jeffrey Campbell is the organist at St.
Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church.