Brian makes his debut with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra singing a Three Tenors themed Holiday Concert.
New Jersey Festival Orchestra Holiday Concert 12/15, 12/16
Frakenstein named in WQXR’s New York’s Most Memorable Concerts of 2018
Gregg Kallor’s world premiere of sketches from his new opera Frankenstein was listed in WQXR’s New York’s Most Memorable Concerts of 2018! Music Under the Ground “What’s the city’s hottest new concert venue? The Green-Wood Cemetery catacombs in Brooklyn — an expansive hallway lined with vaults for the famously dead…in October, Gregg Kallor unveiled Frankenstein, a work-in-progress that’s even more promising than his
Puccini Messa di Gloria & Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio
Brian returns to Cappella Cantorum to sing the tenor soloist for Puccini's Messa di Gloria and Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio.
National Philharmonic Review
“Cheney is a sultry tenor who excelled with the operatic and jazz stylings of ‘Mass’ and the traditional musical theatre sound of ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Candide.’ His ability to switch genre so effortlessly was astonishing and his performance of “Maria” was riveting.” MD Theatre Guide
National Philharmonic Debut
Making his National Philharmonic debut, Brian will be the featured soloist with soprano, Danielle Talamantes, in a concert celebrating the music of Leonard Bernstein.
Brian Cheney Featured on New Album
Daniel and Laura Curtis, award winning Musical Theatre composers and lyricists, have just released their new album The Hero featuring a new song written for Brian Cheney, Every Song. Written for Brian as a tribute to his late mentor Jerry Hadley, Every Song is the only solo track on the album. The album is a special
Brian Cheney Featured in The New York Times – Frankenstein at 200
National Philharmonic Debut
On November 17th, Brian will make his National Philharmonic debut as the tenor soloist in Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, West Side Story, and Candide.
Rave Reviews for Frankenstein
“As Victor Frankenstein, tenor Brian Cheney was the ideal counterpart. He very ably expressed the Victor’s horror, panic and regret over the evil his work has wrought.” ”Cheney’s ringing tenor voice carried well in the stone catacombs, conveying the fear that the deep bass sound of the monster summoned. And as the section of
SOLD OUT – World Premiere of Frankenstein October 10-12
Brian will be creating the role of Victor Frankenstein in composer Gregg Kallor's world premiere of "Frankenstein". Three SOLD OUT performances will be performed in The Catacombs of the historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano will perform the role of Elizabeth Frankenstein, and baritone Joshua Jeremiah will sing The Monster.
