Portrait of Daveda Brecheen

Daveda Brecheen

  • Associate Professor at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Awards

2025

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Studio Teacher Award, Sigma Alpha Iota. May 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Editor's Choice, Gramophone Magazine. April 2025

2024

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Seminar Award, Texas State University. August 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Valero Award for Excellence, Texas State University. August 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Studio Teacher Award, Sigma Alpha Iota. May 2024

2023

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Bravo! Award, Texas State University. May 8, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University 2023 Inclusion Excellence Showcase: People's Choice Award, Texas State University Inclusive Excellence. April 20, 2023 - April 25, 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Texas State University 2023 Inclusion Excellence Showcase: People's Choice Award, Texas State University Inclusive Excellence. April 20, 2023 - April 25, 2023

2021

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award, Texas State University. December 2021 - February 28, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award, Texas State University. August 2021
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Excellence Award, Texas State University. December 2021

2019

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Excellence Award, Texas State University. December 2019

2010

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Arizona State University Notable Alumni, Forbes Special Report on America's Best Colleges. August 11, 2010
  • Award / Honor Recipient: International Semi-Finalist, Francisco ViƱas International Singing Competition. January 25, 2010

2009

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year, Southeastern Louisiana University. October 17, 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Encouragement Award, George London Foundation. March 22, 2009

2008

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Grand Prize Winner, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. February 24, 2008
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Shensen Performing Arts Scholarship, The San Francisco Foundation. January 15, 2008

2007

  • Award / Honor Recipient: International Semi-Finalist, Neue Stimmen Competition. October 24, 2007

2006

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Encouragement Award, Marilyn Horne Foundation. July 27, 2006

2005

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Winner, Arizona Opera League Competition. October 5, 2005

2004

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Full Scholarship + Teaching Assistantship, Arizona State University. August 23, 2004 - May 2, 2006
  • Award / Honor Recipient: James Wilcox Outstanding Senior in Music, Southeastern Louisiana University. May 4, 2004
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2nd Place Winner, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Southern Regionals. March 5, 2004