Yes, church congregations can sing hymns without someone at the piano or organ. Many did when new churches were being formed in the mid 1800s. But it's a lot easier and very inspirational when someone ...

Yes, church congregations can sing hymns without someone at the piano or organ. Many did when new churches were being formed in the mid 1800s. But it's a lot easier and very inspirational when someone ...

A widely known young organist is to perform at a local venue. Concert organist Joshua Stafford will perform at the sixth annual Sam B. Cook Memorial Organ Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Christian ...

Frederick Swann, national president of the American Guild of Organists and Organist Emeritus at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., will perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at First Lutheran Church, ...

Deborah Bagby began her career as a church organist at age 16 out of necessity -- her father, the pastor, needed someone to accompany his congregation as members made joyful noises unto the Lord ...

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 ...

For more than a thousand years, the music of the Christian church has come from the majestic reverberance of the organ. But that’s been changing during the last few decades as the use of the organ in ...

Susan Davies grew up in a musical family, earned a degree in piano performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is a longtime piano instructor based in Freehold Borough.

Christmas is a really good time of year to take yourself down to a church and listen to the lovely music of a live church organ. But in order to have organ music, you need an organist. As Anne ...

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 ...