Laurie Blanchet

Laurie joined the clarinet section of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in 2022 and is currently acting as Principal clarinetist. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Detroit Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Milwaukee Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Columbus Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Québec and New World Symphony. 

She was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a former military musician with the Canadian Army Forces. 

Native of Québec, Canada, Laurie studied at DePaul University in Chicago, McGill University in Montréal, Conservatoire de musique de Québec and Université de Sherbrooke. Her primary teachers include Stephen Williamson, Marie Picard and Nathalie DeGrâce.

Laurie is married to Brian Johnston, trombonist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and they reside with their rescue dog Leo.