The pipe organ (built in 1962) at St. Albans Cathedral, north of London, has 4,500 pipes. McVinnie was an organist at St. Albans in his teens. David Kelsall hide caption ...

Organ faculty have been involved since 2016, helping design a space worthy of this world-class instrument. “As you enter the Concert Hall, the organ façade pipes strike you as the focal point. The ...

D.C. National Cathedral’s dying pipe organ is getting a $14.5 million renovation. The organ contained more than 10,000 pipes and was played at numerous events and services.

Pity the poor pipe organ. The behemoth instruments are often thought of as fusty relics of classical music — heard only in churches, vintage horror movies and increasingly fewer baseball stadiums.