# David Breeden

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{{for|the American sculptor|C. David Breeden}}
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{{Infobox person  
| name                = David McKee Breeden
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| birth_date          = {{birth date|1946|07|19}} 
| birth_place         = [Fort Worth, Texas](/source/Fort_Worth%2C_Texas)
| death_date          = {{dda|2005|06|22|1946|07|19}} 
| death_place         = [Belmont, California](/source/Belmont%2C_California)
| occupation          = [Clarinet](/source/Clarinet)ist, [educator](/source/educator)
| years_active        = ''[fl. ca.](/source/fl._ca.)'' 1966–2005
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| associated_acts = [San Francisco Symphony](/source/San_Francisco_Symphony)
| instrument      = [Clarinet](/source/Clarinet)
| genre           = [Classical](/source/Classical_Music)
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'''David McKee Breeden''' (19 July 1946 [Fort Worth, Texas](/source/Fort_Worth%2C_Texas) – 22 June 2005 [Belmont, California](/source/Belmont%2C_California)) was an American clarinetist who was the principal clarinetist with the [San Francisco Symphony](/source/San_Francisco_Symphony) for 25 years. In addition to performing with the [San Francisco Symphony](/source/San_Francisco_Symphony), Breeden had taught at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) and the [San Francisco Conservatory of Music](/source/San_Francisco_Conservatory_of_Music).  He performed for several years with the [U.S. Navy Band](/source/U.S._Navy_Band).

A native of [Fort Worth, Texas](/source/Fort_Worth%2C_Texas), he had been a student of his father, [Leon Breeden](/source/Leon_Breeden), clarinetist and renowned pioneer in jazz education at the [University of North Texas College of Music](/source/University_of_North_Texas_College_of_Music).  Breeden earned degrees from the [University of North Texas](/source/University_of_North_Texas) (Bachelor of Music, 1968) and [Catholic University](/source/The_Catholic_University_of_America). Breeden married Barbara J. Bernhard November 24, 1974, in [San Mateo County, California](/source/San_Mateo_County%2C_California).  They had three children.<ref name="DMN 2005 Aug 10" />

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<ref name="DMN 2005 Aug 10">Obituary: "David Breeden: Clarinetist with SF Symphony," by Joe Simnacher, ''[Dallas Morning News](/source/Dallas_Morning_News),'' August 10, 2005</ref>

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Category:University of North Texas College of Music alumni
Category:Catholic University of America alumni
Category:Stanford University Department of Music faculty
Category:San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
Category:1946 births
Category:2005 deaths
Category:American classical clarinetists
Category:20th-century American classical musicians
Category:Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas
Category:Classical musicians from California
Category:Players of the San Francisco Symphony

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