Biography

Pascal Archer is Principal Clarinet of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and acting Principal Clarinet of the Long Island Philharmonic. In the fall of 2010 he will be joining the clarinet faculty at the New York University (NYU) in Manhattan. Additionally, he is on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division and a teaching artist for the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Preceding his residency in New York, he was a full time member of the New World Symphony for four years.  He has had the opportunity to work with such conductors as Charles Dutoit, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Mstislav Rostropovitch, David Robertson and Michael Tilson Thomas.

Originally from Quebec, Canada, Mr. Archer was the First Prize winner of the Canadian Music Competition in both 1996 and 1997, and has performed on Canadian television and radio on several occasions.  He has also appeared as a soloist with the Montreal Youth Symphony, Danbury Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia, and the New World Symphony. Coming up in November 2009 he will be performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the North Eastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.

Mr. Archer has attended several prestigious music festivals in the US and abroad, including the Marlboro Music Festival, the UBS Verbier Orchestra, Monadnock Music Festival, Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, Spoleto USA Festival, Pacific Music Festival, and Sun Valley Summer Symphony.

Mr. Archer is a graduate of the Montreal Conservatory, University of Montreal, Indiana University and Manhattan School of Music. His former teachers include Gilles Carpentier, Jean Laurendeau, André Moisan, Eli Eban and Mark Nuccio. 

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Updated on January 24, 2010