David McKee Breeden was an American clarinetist, who performed as principal with the San Francisco Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...

 for 25 years. A native of Fort Worth, TX, he had been a student of his father, Leon Breeden

Leon Breeden

Harold Leon Breeden , known as Leon Breeden, was a jazz studies educator at the collegiate level, a classical and jazz clarinetist, a saxophonist, a prolific composer and arranger, a music clinician, and jazz festival judge...

, clarinetist and renown pioneer in jazz education at the University of North Texas College of Music

University of North Texas College of Music

The University of North Texas College of Music, based in Denton, is a comprehensive music school with the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and the oldest in the world offering a degree in jazz studies...

. David had taught at Stanford University

Stanford University

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 and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...

.

Breeden earned degrees from the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

 (Bachelor of Music, 1968) and Catholic University

The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops...

. He performed for several years with the U.S. Navy Band.

Family

• Breeden was married to Barbara Breeden, now of Belmont, CA. They had three children:

1. Anne Breeden of Chicago
   Chicago
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   , a pianist and graduate of the Eastman School of Music
   Eastman School of Music
   The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
   
   , who as of 2009, is Executive and Artistic Director of Arts At Large
2. Mark Breeden of Rochester, NY, a pianist, who as of 2009, is a candidate for a doctorate of musical arts at the Eastman School of Music
   Eastman School of Music
   The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
   
   
3. Chris Breeden of Belmont, CA

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