I want screen saver on and iTunes playing

I want to play music through my stereo while I am showing my house.   I set up my iTunes on my computer, turned off the energy savers, set up my screen saver to require a password, and moved my mouse to the corner to start the screen saver.
After a while, iTunes stops.   I got caffeine and tried it (set indefinate).
How can I keep iTunes playing, but have my computer secure while I am away from the house?

OK, I added it there.   But it doesn't seem to be so much about iTunes, as it does about screen saver locks.

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