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 singing, and most recently moved outdoors to curb the spread of infections.
The music ministry, which serves the Diocese of Orange, was home to choirs in three languages, two large organs and a 52-bell carillon that served 11 weekly parish Masses and other diocesan gatherings throughout the ye