Vivianne Bélanger

Vivianne Bélanger joined the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as the second flute in 2012. She was the second flute-piccolo in the Drummondville Symphony Orchestra in Canada from 2012-2020. In addition, Vivianne has performed with ensembles such as the Minnesota Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Ostrich Symphony Orchestras and I’Orchestre de la Francophonie.

A native of Montreal, Canada, Vivianne began playing the flute at age nine. In the years to follow, her passion for music grew, leading to the pursuit of a Bachelor in Music Performance from the McGill University Schulich School of Music in 2006. She went on to earn her Master of Music Performance and a Certificate in Performance from DePaul University. Her teachers include Mathieu Dufour, Denis Bluteau and Carolyn Christie.

While performing is her first love, Vivianne is associate flute instructor of flute at Purdue University Fort Wayne and keeps an active private studio through the Community Arts Academy where she teaches all ages.