Cherished signs of the season altered but continue during pandemic
Perfect harmony The four singers stood at the front of the sanctuary — safely distanced from one another — and stared out at row upon row upon row of empty seats inside the Linworth United Methodist Church on the Northwest Side. Sweaters replaced their ordinary blue choir robes, and a series of cameras took the place of an audience. Sidney Conn, who was singing alto this night, grew frustrated that her duckbill mask — designed especially for vocalists — kept slipping. And tenor Austin Wood had already recorded a solo of "Ave Maria" in Latin twice, so he feared his voice was t...