“Hazel” has waited a long time for this. About five years ago, after the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange purchased the Crystal Cathedral, the church’s 16,000-pipe organ named after its benefactor, ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — There are few pipe organs in the world that have a nickname, a feminine pronoun and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ — just “Hazel,” to her admirers — was removed ...

In 1980, soprano Beverly Sills, arguably America’s then-most popular opera singer, performed at a special benefit concert for the newly built Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. Designed by architect ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – There are few pipe organs in the world that have a nickname, a feminine pronoun and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ — just “Hazel,” to her admirers — was removed ...

COMMENTARY: Very few things are truly unprecedented in the life of the Church, but a Catholic cathedral built inside of a former Protestant church is one of them. At night, Christ Cathedral in the ...

Under the motto "from Crystal to Christocentric," southern California's famous Crystal Cathedral is undergoing a renovation that the local bishop calls "a thorough Christological transformation." The ...

When Fred Swann perched himself on a bench in front of an organ console for the first time as 5-year-old, his feet didn’t come close to reaching the pedalboard. By age 10, Swann was playing the organ ...

For nearly 30 years, Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral was not only a religious landmark but an architectural wonder and an embodiment of flush times in South­ern California’s Orange County.

David La’O Ball, organist and head of music ministry at Christ Cathedral, stands by the Hazel Wright organ in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Nearly a decade and $3 million later, “Hazel ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- There are few pipe organs in the world that have a nickname, a feminine pronoun and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ -- just "Hazel," to her admirers -- was removed ...