Emma Reinhart

Biography

Emma Reinhart is a New York City-based saxophonist, woodwinds specialist, and music educator originally from Southern California. She most recently performed in the orchestra of Sunset Blvd on Broadway as the reed 2 chair (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones).

Emma relocated to NYC after performing the reeds chair on the First National tour of Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical, Escape to Margaritaville (2019-2020 and fall 2021). She has 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 performing in a wide range of settings and recording for projects remotely. As a concert saxophonist, Emma has been a guest saxophonist and clarinetist with the New Jersey Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra (NYC), New World Symphony (Miami Beach, FL), and Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA). Emma was also a member of the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band in 2015, a highly 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