Hailed by the New York Times as “outstanding clarinetist” Pascal Archer leads an active career as a performer and teacher. Since 2011 he is the artistic director and founder of the Exponential Ensemble.
During the 2019-20 season, Pascal will be the acting principal clarinet of the New Jersey Symphony (one year position). He is the principal clarinetist of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and the NEPA Philharmonic. He also performs regularly in Broadway shows orchestras, most recently on “My Fair Lady” at Lincoln Center. He is also a former member of the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy where he performed for four seasons under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas.
In recent years he has collaborated with the Jack and St. Lawrence String Quartets, Camerata Pacifica, the Adaskin String Trio and toured with Musicians from Marlboro. He has performed at renowned festivals such as Marlboro, Mostly Mozart, Monadnock, UBS Verbier, Spoleto USA and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony.
Pascal is on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division, the Chamber Music Center of New York and Fordham University.
Originally from Québec, Canada, Mr. Archer holds degrees from the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Indiana University and the Manhattan School of Music.
