Florence Rousseau was appointed Third Horn of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in 2022.
She has played as a guest principal with many ensembles such as the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain, les Violons du Roy, and the Canadian National Brass Project, among others. She also enjoys being a guest member of the True North Brass Quintet.
Florence completed her Bachelor’s degree in Orchestral Performance at the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied primarily with Simon Rayner and Tim Jones. She then returned to her hometown of Montreal to complete her Master’s of Music degree at McGill University under the guidance of Nadia Coté before concluding her studies with an Artist Diploma specialising in Orchestral Excerpts from the Université de Montréal with Louis-Philippe Marsolais.
