Johnny Reinhard

Who is Johnny Reinhard?

Johnny Reinhard is a microtonal composer, bassoonist and conductor. He employs many avant-garde techniques in his bassoon performance such as glissando and multiphonics, as well as using just intonation and other microtonal tuning systems. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and at Columbia. He taught at New York University. Notable compositions by Reinhard include "Dune", "Cosmic rays", "Middle-Earth", "Talibanned Buddhas", and "Semantics of tone". He reconstructed and performed Charles Ives' "Universe symphony" in 1996.

He is a member of Trio on the Cuff, as of 2005 the world's only bassoon, didgeridoo, and miscellaneous percussion trio.