Biography

Pascal Archer is a clarinetist in the New York area, performing with ensembles such as the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Brooklyn Philharmonic.  Additionally, he was recently appointed Principal Clarinet of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and acting Principal Clarinet for the Long Island Philharmonic. He is on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division, Village Community School and is a teaching artist for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.  Additionally, he was just recently appointed Assistant Principal and E-flat clarinet for the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra.

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.

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. 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.

Mr. Archer is a graduate of the Montreal Conservatory, University of Montreal, Indiana University and Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Gilles Carpentier, Jean Laurendeau, André Moisan, Howard Klug, Eli Eban and Mark Nuccio. 

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