SOUL +BODY Well- Photo by Bill Lagaret Story by Bradley Hawks Strung What do you get when you throw together four shockingly handsome men who are exceedingly gifted instrumentalists, equally talented vocalists, committed to social issues, and who love Ke$ha, Britney Spears and Katy Perry almost as much as they revere Beethoven, Bach and Brahms? You get a refreshingly vibrant and relevant singing string quartet known as Well-Strung, who mesh timetested classical tunes with current Top 40 hits. While you may have seen them performing on “TODAY” for Kathy Lee and Hoda, caught one of their concerts at 54 Below, seen them during their summer residency in Provincetown, watched them on tour, or caught them on Bravo or online promoting Hillary Clinton, chances are you didn’t know this talented group of men live together in Astoria—a neighborhood they proudly call their home. The group was conceived by violinist Chris Marchant and producer Mark Cortale. The two met in 2010 while Marchant was performing in a Provincetown production of “Naked Boys Singing.” Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) and Trevor Wadleigh (viola) joined Marchant, and the four now spend their time making new music arrangements, producing videos and touring internationally. BORO recently sat down with founder Chris Marchant at the Starbucks on Steinway Street to chat a little more about the group and get a more personal story. 38 I BOROMAG.COM | MARCH 2016
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