Emma Reinhart

Biography

Emma Reinhart is a New York City-based saxophonist, woodwinds specialist, and music educator originally from Southern California. Broadway chairs include "Ragtime" (reed 4: fl/cl/bcl/soprano sax) at Lincoln Center Theater, and "Sunset Blvd" (reed 2: fl/cl/bcl/alto and tenor sax).

Emma relocated to NYC in March 2022 after performing the reeds chair on the First National tour of Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical, "Escape to Margaritaville" (2019-2020 and fall 2021). Prior to her chairs on Broadway, she had performed in over a dozen musical theater productions, including Off-Broadway ("A Sign of the Times," at New World Stages, 2024; "I Can Get it For You Wholesale" at Classic Stage Co, 2023; "Cornelia Street" at Atlantic Stage Co, 2023); and on Broadway as a substitute musician ("Moulin Rouge," "Some Like it Hot," "Suffs," "How to Dance in Ohio," "The Wiz," Radio City Christmas Spectacular).

Outside of theater, Emma enjoys working in a wide range of musical settings. As a concert saxophonist, Emma has performed with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (CDMX, Mexico), New Jersey Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra (NYC), New World Symphony (Miami Beach, FL), and Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA). In 2015, Emma was also a member of the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, a selective performance and educational program for collegiate instrumentalists, performing pop, jazz, and Disney tunes in the park.

Emma is a Teaching Artist with the New York Pops Educational Program and woodwind faculty at the British International School of New York. Additionally, she has been an adjunct instructor of woodwinds at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA since 2020 (working remotely), and maintains a private studio.

MM in woodwinds/saxophone concentration, University of Michigan
MM in contemporary improvisation, University of Michigan
BM in saxophone performance; minor in music industry, University of Southern California