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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The world's fifth-largest pipe organ has been returned to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove. The Diocese of Orange spent $3 million renovating the Hazel Wright organ, named after the woman who made the ...

Every Sunday morning, Jillian Carter climbed into her car for the 45-minute drive from Torrance to the grandiose, glass-paneled church in Garden Grove. The Crystal Cathedral featured stirring organ ...

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 ...