Well-Strung Wins OUT Music Award for Best Classical Recording

On the heels of their Billboard Top 10 Classical Crossover album, Well-Strung, the Singing String Quartet, were recently named winners at the 9th Annual OUTmusic Awards for Best Classical Recording/Performance with "Since U Been Gone (Mozart meets Kelly Clarkson)." The major award, which was announced on January 24th, coincides with the launch of the pop-classical quartet's 2016 tour dates. In addition to the group's current 3-week engagement at The Palm in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the group returns home to the U.S. with West Coast dates in Palm Springs (March 12), Los Angeles (March 13), Portland (March 15), Seattle (March 16) and then New York at Joe's Pub (April 4th). For tour dates and tickets please visit http://well-strung.com/.

The New York Times recently called Well-Strung "A talented quartet of men who sing and play instruments brilliantly fuses pop and classical music from Madonna to Beethoven." Well-Strung, featuring Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Christopher Marchant (second violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) and Trevor Wadleigh (viola), is a string quartet with a modern twist. The group plays universally recognized classical pieces while singing pop music hits from the likes of Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, and other pop stars for a uniquely engaging experience. Conceived by Mark Cortale and Christopher Marchant, the foursome has quickly gained international attention. Last fall they were invited to perform at the Vatican in Rome and at a gala for President Obama. Their hit 'viral' music video "Chelsea's Mom," released this summer, led to a command performance for - and meeting with - 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton herself. The group has received critical acclaim at New York's prestigious Feinstein's/54 Below and well beyond, from the House of Blues in New Orleans to the Leicester Square Theatre in London. They have performed recently at the NYC TrevorLIVE Gala, as well as appearances and performances on The Today Show and Watch What Happens Live. They have also performed with artists such as Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Audra McDonald and Deborah Voigt.

On October 2nd, Well-Strung released their second studio album titled POPssical, a celebratory blend of pop hits sung by the group accompanied by respected classical music. The album features ten tracks including renditions of "Blank Space (Feat. Bach)" and "Royals (Feat. Palladio)" as well as the infamous ode to Hillary Clinton, "Chelsea's Mom" as a bonus track. To celebrate the release of POPssical, the group surprised their fans with a bonus music video for the track "The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Feat. J.S. Bach)." In the new video, the group takes Bach's Double Violin Concerto and adds the southern charm of Charlie Daniels Band to create a unique sound all on its own. Well-Strung's new POPssical album is available now at iTunes or on CD at CDBaby.