Performing Career
Hemke is an internationally acknowledged saxophone player, and he has appeared as a soloist in addition to giving master classes and lectures in the United States, Canada, Scandinavia, and the Far East. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and many other orchestras. He has given the premiere performances of several works for saxophone, including Allan Pettersson's "Symphony No. 16" and James Di Pasquale's "Sonata for Tenor Saxophone."
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