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It is with great sorrow that we report the sudden and unexpected death of Timoteus Racz on April 2, 2012.

Following his wishes, there will be no Service or Memorial. Our Oregon Chamber Players May 5, 2012 Concert will now honor and celebrate the impact that Timoteus made and continues to make to the music world. Free-will donations will be accepted in lieu of general admission. These donations will be for the Oregon Chamber Players/Junior Symphony of Vancouver organization that he founded and funds will be used to ensure that his legacy will live on.

We will be performing two of his compositions instead of the originally programmed Oboe Quartet. Our reception this time will be an informal Memorial so that our OCP Family (and yes, that does mean our audience) may feel free to share their favorite memories of Tim.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Timoteus Racz Fund (set up to care for his wife) at Wells Fargo Bank, 1800 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660, Vancouver, Washington. Phone: 360-694-2595.

Click to Read the full Obituary of Timoteus Racz

For the most varied programming of the highest quality featuring professional musicians from across the Northwest, come to experience the conductorless “ensemble with no boundaries", led by Artistic Director and Concertmaster Timoteus Racz – the Oregon Chamber Players!

OCP Group Picture with Children's Concert soloist Stella Kaplan

OCP Group Picture with guest David Ogden Stiers (photos by Bob Haas)

Founded in 1995 and formed by musicians, this group offers the Northwest a unique niche of the widest variety of styles, instrumentation, and musical time frames in an intimate concert setting that assists our audience in getting personally involved with the music.

If you think you will pay high ticket prices to match the expensive musical package you are getting – you are in for a pleasant surprise! The OCP makes it a priority to keep ticket prices accessible – only $15.00 general and $12.00 student/senior. Cash or Check Only.

Performances are in the beautiful All Saints’ Episcopal Church located at 4033 S.E. Woodstock in Portland.
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What our audience is saying....

October 2009

I am the classical ballet dancer you and Timoteus spoke with in the "refreshment room" afterwards. I am so very grateful that I "stumbled" upon your performance Saturday night! What a gem I witnessed. The perfect combination of "out of Heaven" musical selections to be enhanced and interpreted and exquisitely translated for my ears and soul by true Artists - all of you. I was transformed as I always dream of "being" when I go to a concert. I had no idea I would swept away, but there I was "in need" and you all and each gave me Life....
Thank you, thank you and I look forward to hearing you all again!

Please tell your horn players and bassoonists that they struck a deep note in me. But of course each of the instruments speak so personally and deeply for me in the chamber music "setting". The acoustics were excellent for all of you, but of course you knew this, yes! Happy Music-Making ahead for the rest of 2009 and into 2010.
Can't wait to hear more of OCP! Tell your beautiful husband, Timoteus, what admiration I have for his gathering the perfect sound/musicians together with the soul-satisfying choices of music! I love the way he and you passionately, truthfully let the music speak through the beautiful violin and oboe. All instruments are "delicious" when heard played by the Oregon Chamber Players! The viola, the clarinet, the cello, the bass, the flute - all my favorite voices.

Thank you over and over.

Linda Keeler Burmister

(About the October 17, 2009 OCP Concert)

January 2009

"Con Grazia Quintet Thanks for playing my piece "El Shlomo del Toro". You gave it life, spirit, soul and personality. Victoria, LOVED your improv. YAY!!!

Thank You all for the thrill Ray Pizzi"- visit http://www.raypizzi.com

Quote above from composer Ray Pizzi about the live recording of his piece, "El Shlomo del Toro"
Click Here to hear piece and watch a video collage created by Ray Pizzi

"...Congrats on a wonderful evening last night. It was delightful in every way. My wife and my sister-in-law (who won a Mozart book) enjoyed it immensely.....I must say my little Piggy story was very well done. Thanks for my 3rd Golden Apple!

Sincerely,
Matt Doran

(Composer of "Roland, the Minstrel Pig" writing about our OCP Children's Concert, Saturday, February 23, 2008)

"...Sesalee's friend liked the concert so much (her first ever) that she already asked if I could take her next year. We had a rollicking good time on the way home, even stopping at 7-Eleven for Slurpee's (a substance usually banned in my car). It was an act of desperation and poor parenting skills as I caved in to the incessant enthusiastic begging.

While the concert was in progress I looked around the church at all the kids there and thought to myself, if it weren't for the OCP, most of those kids would have been home watching TV, none the wiser for the beautiful music they would have been missing. Now they have the seeds planted for a life-long love of music.

Thanks for doing all the hard work to bring the concert together.

Kathy

By the way, Sesalee wants to be a violinist now, inspired by the adorable Stella!"

- Quote from an e-mail regarding the OCP Children's Concert on Saturday, February 23

"The Oregon Chamber Players performed a plucky concert Saturday night at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. Resuscitating rarely heard delicacies, the group interpreted works by Cimarosa, Mozart, Dvorak and Kozeluh."
- The Oregonian

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