Hailed by the New York Times as “outstanding clarinetist”, Pascal Archer leads an active career as a performer and teacher. 

Since 2006, Pascal has been the Principal Clarinetist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Over the course of his tenure with the orchestra he has served as a board member, chamber music coordinator and founded the NEPP Mentoring Program. He is also the Principal Clarinetist of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Princeton Symphony Orchestra. 

A former member of the New World Symphony, he has served as Acting Principal Clarinet of the New Jersey Symphony for three seasons, as guest clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and heard on several New York City Broadway Show productions such as Sweeney Todd, Mary Poppins, South Pacific, On the Town, Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady. He has also performed at renowned music festival such as Mostly Mozart, Verbier, Spoleto USA, Marlboro and Sun Valley Summer Symphony. 

As a chamber musician he is the founder of Exponential Ensemble; a mixed chamber music ensemble creating educational programs and commissioning new works connecting music with math, science and literacy. He has collaborated with the JACK and St. Lawrence String Quartets, the North Country Chamber Players, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Pacifica and toured with Musicians from Marlboro. 

Mr. Archer is on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege, Fordham University and the Hunter College. Additionally, he coaches chamber music at the Chamber Music Center of New York and the Alaria Chamber Ensemble. 

Originally from Québec, Canada, Mr. Archer holds music performance degrees from the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Indiana University and the Manhattan School of Music. 

In his free time Pascal enjoys swimming, great meals with friends and traveling to warm destinations. 

Photo: Matt Dine