- Frederic Hemke
Frederic J.B. Hemke (born 1967) is an American saxophonist based in
South Dakota . He is the son of saxophonist Frederick L. Hemke.Education
He studied saxophone while a student at
New Trier Township High School inWinnetka, Illinois .He received his bachelor and master of music degrees from
Northwestern University ."(Need teacher names)"
Teaching career
Hemke is on the faculty of
Northern State University inAberdeen, South Dakota , where he is the Jazz Ensemble director and assistant professor of applied woodwinds, woodwind methods, instrumental techniques.Prior to joining the faculty at Northern, he served for ten years as Director of Jazz Performance Studies and saxophone instructor at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
He has taught saxophone at the
Bemidji Arts Camp inBemidji, Minnesota .Performing career
Hemke appeared as a soloist with the
Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra and conductorMariusz Smolij , where he premiered new music commissioned for him (Mark Engebretson 's "Duo Concertante" for alto and tenor saxophones and orchestra.) He also premiered "Charlie's Dream Concerto", a piece for alto saxophone and orchestra byMarta Ptaszynska .He has performed as a guest artist in many international venues including the
International Festival of Music of Pará inBelem ,Brazil .He was a guest artist at the
Athens International Jazz Festival and has taught as a visiting scholar in jazz at theFranz Liszt College of Music inBudapest ,Hungary .External links
* [http://www.northern.edu/music/hemke.htm Northern State University web page on Frederic Hemke]
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