Carey Cheney - Cello and Chamber

Carey Cheney, a native of Canada, has been teaching and performing for over 20 years. She is a Teacher Trainer for the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has currently offered teacher training throughout the United States and Canada. She has a Master of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. While there she studied cello and pedagogy with Phyllis Young and was a teacher in the nationally acclaimed Texas String Project.

Carey is interested in the balance of teaching and performing, and enjoys concertizing in many types of settings, especially for young people. She enjoys designing programs that involve contrasting musical styles and high energy. She continues to teach and travel internationally. Currently, Carey maintains a large cello studio with her cellist husband Elliott in Salt Lake City, and she continues to perform solo and chamber music recitals frequently. Currently in production are her books and CDs for the eight volume series, Solos For Young Cellists published by Summy Birchard, a division of Warner Bros. Publications.