Praised for her "precise keyboard technique" and her interpretations of J.S. Bach, classical musician Jacqueline Farrell is an organist and harpsichordist based in the USA. She is most well known for her playing in early music and for her interdisciplinary collaborations that often involve new music. 

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The Wall Street Journal described her harpsichord playing at a performance at The Barn at Flintwoods in Wilmington, Delaware, and how with her touch, "the resonance became richer", alluding to the sound and tone quality she is able to produce on this instrument, one of the hallmarks of her playing.

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Jacqueline's recent performances include collaborations with early music groups, new music projects, including her own compositions, and solo organ recitals. Highlights include: a solo organ recital at the 2025 North Carolina Historically Informed Performance Festival titled: "Influencers of Bach" on the Richards, Fowkes instrument at Duke University; and performing on the Örgryte New Church North German baroque organ at the Goteborg International Organ Academy in Sweden. In the summer of 2025, she will travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to explore new sounds and participate in artistic research at the Orgelpark as part of ORGAN IN SITU. 

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Jacqueline recently completed a Master of Music (MM) degree in Organ Performance at the Yale School of Music, where she studied with James O'Donnell, Dr. Craig Cramer, Dr. Carole Terry, and Jeffrey Brillhart. Additionally, she also holds a Master of Music (MM) degree in Harpsichord Performance from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, where she studied with Arthur Haas. 

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In between her graduate studies at Yale and Stony Brook, Jacqueline taught organ, harpsichord, and continuo at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was Dean of the Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She has played with the North Carolina Symphony, Duke Chapel, the Mallarmé Chamber Players, and collaborated on artistic and interdisciplinary projects with dance, cinema, theater, and visual artists and at universities such as Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.​

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An advocate of tracker organ building, Jacqueline has overseen two different organ installations: one by the builders Taylor & Boody and the other by Richards, Fowkes & Co. She currently serves as Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church in New Bern, North Carolina, home to newly installed Taylor & Boody Op 85. 

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In addition to her musical engagements, Jacqueline enjoys competing in Triathlons and studying languages.