CM: Right away, I guess. But the problem was that I only worked as hard as I needed to in order to be better than everyone else in my class. I didn’t really have anyone pushing me who cared. It wasn’t until college when I really learned how serious of an instrument it is and saw the ways I was lacking. BORO: Did you study violin in college? CM: No, I studied music ministry, and violin was my major instrument. Then I started to get into musical theater, and would sometimes be an onstage violinist. When I got the tour with “Sweeney Todd,” that was the first time I had to really sing and play at the same time, and it was Photo by Scott Henrichsen mind-blowing. Interestingly, our first violinist now had actually played the role I played, Tobias, in the first national tour, and then I played it. BORO: What an incredible experience. Did you pursue musical theater after the tour? CM: From the age of 23 to 25, I toured, doing regional productions. And then I moved to New York. www.well-strung.com www.facebook.com/ wellstrungnyc @Wellstrungnyc Photo by Marco Ovando 40 I BOROMAG.COM I MARCH 2016 BODY + SOUL
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