Read the bio below and try to give details on frederick hemke 's: - instrument - years active - genre - birth date - name - background - birth place - associated acts - occupation Bio: fred hemke , dma '' -lrb- ne '' frederick leroy hemke , jr. ; born 11 july 1935 milwaukee , wisconsin -rrb- is an american virtuoso classical saxophonist and influential , long-standing professor of saxophone at northwestern university . hemke helped raise the popularity of classical saxophone , particularly among leading american composers and helped raise the recognition of classical saxophone in solo , chamber , and major orchestral repertoire . for a half century , from 1962 to 2012 , hemke was a full-time faculty music educator at northwestern university 's bienen school of music . in 2002 , hemke was named associate dean emeritus of the school of music . hemke retired from northwestern university in 2012 . from the start of his career in the early 1960s , building on the achievements of earlier influential american teachers of classical saxophone -- including those of larry teal , joseph allard , cecil leeson , sigurd rascher , and vincent abato -- hemke , and a handful of peer american saxophonists -- including eugene rousseau and donald sinta -- helped build american saxophone repertoire through composers that included muczynski , creston , stein , heiden , and karlins . journalist and author michael segell , in his 2005 book , '' the devil 's horn , '' called hemke '' the dean of saxophone education in america . ''
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- instrument is saxophone- years active is 1962 -- present- genre is classical- birth date is 11 july 1935- name is fred hemke- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- birth place is milwaukee , wisconsin- associated acts is northwestern university- occupation is saxophone artist music pedagogue