The OREGON CHAMBER PLAYERS has a commitment to music education and to making music accessible to our audience and young musicians alike. Budget cuts in school music programs have had a devastating impact on the state of the arts for the next generation. The OCP has made it a priority to keep music alive by offering our unique Student Apprenticeship Program, informative concert-program notes (often provided by well-known musicians and music lovers from the Northwest, such as John Pitman from KBPS and Northwest musician Gordon Solie, international music celebrities such as Malcolm Miller, and our popular open rehearsals that come complete with easy-to read and understand music-listening guides - plus a Q & A period with our musicians. The OREGON CHAMBER PLAYERS and Artistic Director Timoteus Racz are trying to keep music in the lives of Northwest youth by the formation of the Junior Symphony of Vancouver. We are now going into our successful ninth Season with the JSV, and this important opportunity for talented young musicians from Oregon & Washington is made possible by the OREGON CHAMBER PLAYERS.