Zachary Hemenway is Director of Music at Epiphany Parish in Seattle, WA, a post he has held since July 2018. At Epiphany, Zach serves as primary organist and oversees a large choral program that provides music for four weekly choral services, including twice weekly choral evensong. Prior to his appointment at Epiphany, he was Director of Music at Saint Paul’s Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, for ten years, where he founded an RSCM-based chorister program. Zach holds degrees in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music as a student of David Higgs, and the Institute for Sacred Music at Yale University as a student of Thomas Murray. Zach’s passion for church music lies in hymn playing, liturgical improvisation, and helping singers of all levels achieve excellence.