Anne Breeden-Ehmke, pianist, graduated from The Eastman School of Music studying piano under Dr. Jean Barr. She received awards during her Master’s of Chamber Music and Accompanying degree such as The Drucker Scholarship, The Barbara M.H. Koeng Award, and the C. Eschenbach Award. At Eastman, she was heavily involved with the Institute for Music Leadership. Formative education for the native San Franciscan includes the Cleveland Institute of Music and DePaul University, cum laude.In 2005, Ms. Breeden founded Arts At Large, an organization that unites emerging artists with underserved audiences. Shortly thereafter she was invited to take part in the Illinois Arts Alliance’s Mentoring year-long Program and in 2006, the City of Chicago awarded her a CAAP grant for individual artists. In 2008, The Entrepreneurship Program at the Eastman School of Music invited Anne to guest lecture. She also was invited by the City of Chicago to judge its Junior Citizens program.

As a pianist, Ms. Breeden has collaborated with members of the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Concertante di Chicago, The Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, Chicago Opera Theatre, and The Chicago Children’s Choir. She has also performed in the Dame Myra Hess Series, The Fourth Presbyterian Church, The Chicago Cultural Center, and The Three Arts Club. Performances across the United States complement Ms. Breeden’s wide ranging travels to Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, and Japan, as well as judging for the Deutsche Schule Helsinki’s International Music. She performed for Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in 2000. Ms. Breeden currently freelances in the Denver area and serves on collaborative staff at Colorado State University.