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Introduction

Canadian flutist Emily Phernambucq is currently based in Calgary, where she maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. In February 2019, she made her solo debut at Koerner Hall with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra under the direction of Johannes Debus, performing Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major.

Appointed as Second Flute of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra in 2023, Phernambucq regularly collaborates with numerous ensembles, including the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Regina Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and Calgary Civic Symphony. She also served as Acting Assistant Principal Flute for the Calgary Philharmonic during the 2022/2023 season and has performed in prestigious venues across Canada such as the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Koerner Hall, the Winspear Centre, and the National Arts Centre.

An advocate for contemporary music, Phernambucq performs with Ammolite Opera, a company dedicated to celebrating new works and supporting Western Canadian artists. She is a three-time participant at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, having performed in the Masterclasses for Strings and Winds and the Opera in the 21st Century program, where she appeared in productions of Chamberwerx, Orphee+, and Candide with Against the Grain Theatre. In 2017, she toured across Canada with the National Youth Orchestra’s Edges of Canada tour.

As an educator, Phernambucq is on the faculty at the Conservatory at Mount Royal University and has presented numerous recitals and masterclasses across Canada. She also works extensively with young musicians, leading band clinics throughout Calgary and Southern Alberta.

A native of Calgary, Phernambucq holds a Bachelor of Music and an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Music from McGill University. Her primary teachers have included Denis Bluteau, Carolyn Christie, Nora Shulman, Susan Hoeppner, and Lauren Eselson.