Background
Hemke, Frederick L. was born on July 11, 1935. Son of Fred L. and May H. (Rowell) Hemke.
Hemke, Frederick L. was born on July 11, 1935. Son of Fred L. and May H. (Rowell) Hemke.
Premiere prix, Consultant National de Musique, Paris, 1956. Bachelor of Science in Music Education, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1958. Master of Music in Music Education, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, 1962.
DMA in Musical Arts, University Wisconsin, 1975.
Chairman department preparatory wind and percussion School of Music Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1962-1975, chairman department music performance and studies, 1962-1994, professor of music (saxophone), since 1963, senior associate dean, 1994—2003, acting dean, 2002, Louis and Elsie Snydacker Eckstein professor music, since 2003, Charles Deering McCormick professor teaching exellence, since 2004. Director Doctor Music Studies, since 2006. Faculty athletics representative Northwestern University, Big 10 Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association 1982-2003.
Consultant Rico International, Frederick Hemke Saxophone Reeds, Southern Music Company, San Antonio, Hemke Saxophone Series, Conn-Selmer Company, Elkhart, Indiana.
Member Illinois Music Educators Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (past province governor).
Married Junita Borg, December 26, 1959. Children: Elizabeth Hemke Shapiro, Frederic John Borg.