Emily studied baroque cello and viola da gamba at Oberlin Conservatory. She is a member of La Luna, an ensemble of two violins and continuo devoted to the vast and rich repertoire of the 17th-century. From 1987 to 2004 she was a member of the King's Noyse, with whom she played bass violin. She led the bass section of the opera orchestra for the last three Boston Early Music Festivals, and she has played viola da gamba and principal cello for Seattle Baroque, Portland Baroque, Les Violons D Roy, New York Collegium, and Trinity Consort (Portland, OR). She has toured as a chamber musician throughout North America and Europe, and she has recorded extensively with the Boston Camerata, La Luna, and the King's Noyse. A resident of Watertown, MA, Ms Walhout maintains a small studio of private students, coaches several devoted viol consorts, including a student consort at Harvard University.