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The Music of Christ Cathedral, Diocese of Orange CA Listen LIVE each Sunday at 9:40 AM PT
https://mass.christcathedralcalifornia.org/

Christ Cathedral's Music Ministry serves the vast and diverse Cathedral Parish and the Diocese of Orange, the 8th-largest diocese in the United States. The Cathedral campus boasts some of the world's largest and most famous instruments including the Fred Swann Organ in the Arboretum, the 52-bell Carillon atop the Crean Tower, and the Hazel Wright Organ in the Cathedral nave. Staff musicians curren

tly include David Ball, Cathedral Organist and Acting Head of Music Ministry; and Lauren McCaul, Cathedral Music Administrator. Music has always been an integral part of the Christ Cathedral Campus, and many notable musicians have held positions on the staff including Dr. John A. Romeri, the first Director of Music and Organist for the newly-dedicated Christ Cathedral; Dr. Frederick Swann, the famed organist for many years of the Hour of Power and the Crystal Cathedral; Mark Thallander, Richard Unfried, Tom Leonard, Christopher Pardini, Janet Thorsen, and Don Neuen. A history of the organs and music programs of the campus is currently being compiled into a book written by Dr. David Crean that will be released when the Hazel Wright Organ is rededicated. The Fred Swann Organ in the Arboretum is a 1951, 4-manual, 82-rank Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ installed in 1996 and consists of 4,949 pipes and 6 Walker digital stops. The Hazel Wright Organ, built by the famed Fratelli Ruffatti Pipe Organ Builders of Padova, Italy, currently under renovation, is the 6th-largest instrument in the world consisting of 293 ranks with 17,106 pipes.

03/27/2026

Join us this Spring for special events and concerts featuring our Cathedral Organ & Choral Scholars, Benjamin Sheen, Molly Quinn, and David Enlow! Save the dates and find out more at https://www.christcathedralmusic.org

02/24/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjKZWHZyKI0

Sung in memory of James Chepponis, who passed away this past week. A huge loss for sacred music; grateful for the legacy of beautiful pieces he composed!

The Mirror of Eternity (Prayer of St. Clare)James Chepponis (1956–2026)Place your mind before the mirror of eternity,Place your soul before the splendor of g...

02/07/2026

Join us MONDAY @ 7:30pm!

In collaboration with the Orange County Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, join us in the undercroft of Christ Cathedral for an informal program featuring the two organs found in the St. Callistus Chapel - the “French Salon” style pipe organ by Schoenstein and the new Digital Continuo organ by Charles Raasch. The Cathedral staff organists alongside the Cathedral Organ Scholars will present pieces to show off the beautiful colours of the instruments that perfectly complement the stunning new Chapel at Christ Cathedral.

01/30/2026

NEW ALBUM: Bring a Torch: Midwinter Songs from Christ Cathedral

One last bit of Christmas during this Midwinter season!
Featuring some contemplative, serious carols beautifully sung by Alyce Reynaud and Lauren McCaul; balanced with some lighter solo organ pieces on the Christ Cathedral's Hazel Wright Organ played by Agatha Teague, Emma Whitten, and David Ball.

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/bring-a-torch-midwinter-songs-from-christ-cathedral/1873081715

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2LuLwlCRB2B4rhJdEponDy

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimJ5zSiXiCY4OX0Kba5unA

Album · 2025 · 9 Songs

01/22/2026

Album coming soon from Christian Amonson's Tonsehen label: Bring a Torch - Midwinter Songs from Christ Cathedral!

Enjoy this preview of the upcoming release: Associate Organist Agatha Teague plays Bach's In Dulci Jubilo on the Hazel Wright Organ

Organist Agatha Teague performs "In dulci jubilo" by Johann Sebastian Bach on the Hazel Wright Organ at Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA. Part of the album...

10/24/2025

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD! Christ Cathedral Associate Organist Dr. Emma Whitten plays Max Reger's thrilling Chorale-Fantasia on A Mighty Fortress Is Our God utilizing the 17,000 Pipes of the Hazel Wright Organ!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxkMdEUJfk

About this incredible work, Dr. Emma Whitten says “German Romantic composer Max Reger was raised in the Catholic faith, but wrote countless compositions based on Lutheran chorale melodies. The largest of these are his seven chorale fantasias, elaborate works setting multiple stanzas of the chorale in different textures. Reger’s Fantasia on ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’ was his first chorale fantasia, and in fact one of his first widely popular compositions. The chorale, often sung in English as “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” is a paraphrase of Psalm 46, describing God as our refuge and strength.

Fantasia on ‘Ein feste Burg' was dedicated to German concert organist Karl Straube, who became a lifelong champion of Reger’s works. The fantasia features the chorale melody in every voice, often with unexpected harmonizations, and uses the full dynamic range of the Hazel Wright Organ, from pppp to ffff!"

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/510bead76c9d/christ-cathedral-music-concert-photos-6268034?e=71448c10ff

Choralfantasie über Ein feste burg ist unser Gott, Op. 27Max Reger (1873–1916)Emma Whitten, Christ Cathedral Associate Organist The Hazel Wright Organ - Frat...

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