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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 years the Hazel Wright Organ filled what was then known as the Crystal Cathedral with joyous sounds. Each week the world’s fifth largest pipe organ blasted in the cathedral and into millions of ...