Canadian flutist Emily Phernambucq is currently based in Calgary, where she maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. In October 2024, she performed as a soloist with the Calgary Civic Symphony playing Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute and Orchestra in the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

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 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.

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.