Meet Our Music Director!

PACO is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Krijnen as its new Music Director beginning with the 2023-24 season – only the third in the organization’s 57 year history. Scott extends PACO’s tradition of excellence in the world of music performance, conducting and music education, all while humbly walking the talk and inspiring others to truly live the tenets of PACO’s motto, “Plays Well with Others.” Scott began his association with PACO 18 years ago as a coach at PACO Camp and has been involved and dedicated to PACO every year since.

For Scott, “Plays Well with Others is not just a slogan for this organization, it’s a vision. My vision is to honor the established practices that make PACO incredible while continuing to seek what’s possible in the realm of engaging others, whether in our public spaces, connecting with students and educators around the world or working with businesses to see the value of the four words, 'plays well with others.' We can all listen more effectively, speak with more kindness, support with more empathy and we can all accept that we know what we know, but we don’t know what we don’t know. My vision includes the mission to find out what we don’t know and then, to learn and to grow."

Scott follows in the footsteps of Ben Simon (2002-2023) and PACO’s founder, William Whitson (1966-2001).