The Sound of Innovation

Brent Chancellor, conductor
Vivianne Belanger, flute
Elevate your musical experience with our Sound of Innovation performances at the GE Club at Electric Works in downtown Fort Wayne. This distinctive series unfolds within the dynamic atmosphere of Electric Works, where innovation meets classical virtuosity, immersing you into a mix of traditional and contemporary compositions.Your experience includes a tasting box of food from select merchants at Electric Work’s Union Street Market, and one drink ticket.
PROGRAM

Brent Chancellor is Music Director of the LUX Initiative and the New Jersey Vocal Arts Collaborative. Previous positions include Music Director of the Ridgewood Symphony and Rockland Symphony Orchestras, the Rutgers University Sinfonia and Montclair State University Opera Orchestra. Additionally, Brent served as Assistant Conductor at Festival Napa Valley and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, and cover conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony and Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He has received fellowships from the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Reading Symphony Orchestra, International Vocal Arts Institute and Blackburn Music Academy. In 2019, he was invited to lead guest performances for The Irish Tenors East Coast Holiday Tour and the New Jersey All-State Orchestra, and in 2021, was named a finalist in the Lányi International Conducting Competition.

Vivianne Belanger joined the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as the second flute in 2012. She is also the second flute-piccolo in the Drummondville Symphony Orchestra in Canada and previously was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. In addition, Vivianne has performed with ensembles such as the 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.