Los Angeles Times

The refurbished Christ Cathedral, and its humongous organ, find unexpected magnificence

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 ...
NBC Los Angeles

Iconic Hazel Wright Organ Returns to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove

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 ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns to California church

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 ...
Orange County Register

Christ Cathedral witnesses the rebirth of iconic Hazel Wright pipe organ

“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, ...
WIVB-TV

Hazel is Back: Diocese of Orange and Christ Cathedral celebrate completed restoration of world-famous Hazel Wright Organ

To celebrate, all in the Diocese and music lovers everywhere are invited to a free public blessing ceremony for "Hazel" — as the instrument is affectionately known — led by Bishop Kevin W. Vann on ...
The Columbian

Famed pipe organ returns after restoration

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 ...
Orange County Register

Christ Cathedral’s music program struggles through pandemic, but is still alive

Christ Cathedral’s music ministry, which was thriving before the pandemic, has been reduced to a bare-bones operation after public worship was initially shut down, later reopened with restrictions on ...
National Catholic Register

Renovation of Orange’s Christ Cathedral Aims to Uplift

The first phase of the project, concerning the cathedral, courtyard and a reflection garden, is being undertaken with $29 million from the $100-million capital campaign. An artist’s rendering of the ...
Los Angeles Times

$3M facelift does wonders for Hazel, the 17,000-pipe organ

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 15. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you today’s TimesOC newsletter with the latest roundup of news and events. Some joyous noise has been generated in recent weeks out ...
AOL

Review: The refurbished Christ Cathedral, and its humongous organ, find unexpected magnificence

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 ...
Crux

Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns

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 ...