Chris Owens in rehearsal with Chorus of the Keys (VIDEO)

By Heidi Kurpiela
| 5:00 a.m. February 16, 2011

Arts + Culture

Chris Owens, the subject of this week's Backstage Pass feature, leads the Sarasota Chorus of the Keys through a Tuesday night rehearsal at First Baptist Church.

Owens is eight months into his new gig as director of the 61-year-old barbershop chorus. A band teacher and longtime barbershopper, Owens says that even when he’s conducting, he’s singing in his head.

For more on Owens, pick up a copy of this week's Observer.

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