What do I bring to OSI?

Bring your instrument (basses and pianos provided!), music, notebook, pencils, rock stop, cello chair, other accessories, water bottle.

It’s also nice to have snacks for between meals, and a book to read, or a ball to kick around during your downtime.

Supervision/Attendance

Students under 12 attend with an adult who can join them for classes, concerts, and meals. It doesn’t have to be the same adult every day. One adult can be the supervising adult for several kids- find a friend and collaborate to make it work for you!

Teens can attend on their own both during the day and overnight.

Class Schedules & Sunday Check-in

Check-in on Sunday is from 1:00-4:00pm with our welcome gathering and play-in at 4:15pm. Everyone will need to check in on Sunday afternoon. Students taking orchestra, fiddling for all, and chamber music will have rehearsals Sunday afternoon. Other students will just have the check-in (between 1 and 4pm) and welcome event at 4:15pm.

Monday-Friday classes begin at 8:15am and end at 3:50pm, with an afternoon recital at 4:15pm. Depending upon how many classes you sign up for, you can take between 4 and 6 hours of class each day. Some kids will not start until 9:15am, if they did not fill their schedules.

You will receive an individual schedule for the week at registration on Sunday. We have done our best to anticipate conflicts and provide each student with a schedule which will work for their age and level.

The Chamber Music program begins on Saturday at 1pm, please arrive on campus at 12:30pm to check in.

Camp & Concert Attire

Daily camp attire should be casual and comfortable. All buildings have AC, but it can be hot in Portland at the end of June!

Concert Attire:

-Students participating in Solo Recitals and Chamber Music Performances should dress for a special occasion. Many chamber ensembles choose to wear black, but that is not required.

-Concert attire for all performances on Friday, June 28 will be whatever makes your child feel good! Many kids choose to dress up a bit, others like to wear their OSI camp shirt.

Should I do the chamber music program or the regular camp?

The intro in advanced chamber programs are basically the same thing. They have the same number of rehearsals, students are placed in groups that fit their age and ability level best.

The difference between doing the chamber music program and the regular program is that doing chamber music means students don’t have much space in their schedule to do other fun classes, like bucket drumming, origami, fiddle, etc. Some kids love those classes, so you are welcome to choose either program!

Chamber music starts on Saturday afternoon, the regular program starts on Sunday.

Teen Activities

Ages 13-18

There is a teen evening option for students to participate in as well. Each night, Sunday-Thursday, teens get to play games, watch movies, eat snacks, and hang out with their new (and old!) friends at camp.

It’s a great way for kids to connect with one another outside of classes and do fun non-music things! The fee for the teen activities is $125.

Email with questions at any time!

OregonSuzukiRecordings@gmail.com