Chris Marchant
{{short description|Co-founder of string quartet Well-Strung}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chris Marchant
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|23}}
| birth_place = Canton, Ohio
| occupation = Violinist / Singer
Co-Creator and Member of Well-Strung
}}
Christopher Marchant is the co-creator and founding member of the all-male singing string quartet Well-Strung.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/08/02/well-strung-far-flung/ |title=Well-Strung and far-flung |last=Cooper |first=Mariah |date=August 2, 2017 |work=Washington Blade |accessdate=6 February 2018}} He was also a contestant on the 30th Season of The Amazing Race along with his Well-Strung bandmate Trevor Wadleigh.{{cite web|url=http://www.towleroad.com/2017/12/well-strung-amazing-race/ |title=Gay 'Well Strung' Duo to Compete on 'The Amazing Race' — WATCH |last=Towle |first=Andy |date=December 7, 2017 |work=Towleroad |accessdate=6 February 2018}}
Background
Marchant was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. He began singing and playing the violin at the age of nine and graduated from Malone College with a degree in music ministry.{{cite web|url=https://qns.com/story/2016/03/16/well-strung-pop-quartet-astoria-queens/ |title=Astoria resident founded the popular classical pop quartet Well-Strung |last=Hawks |first=Bradley |date=March 16, 2016 |work=QNS |accessdate=6 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Well-Strung-a-crossover-ensemble-12198334.php |title=Well-Strung a crossover ensemble |last=Biancolli |first=Amy |date=September 15, 2017 |work=Albany Times Union |accessdate=6 February 2018}}
He moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue a career in musical theater. He has performed in national touring musicals including "Sweeney Todd" and "Spring Awakening" and was a performer in the long-running off-Broadway musical production Naked Boys Singing! during the revue's 2010 summer residence in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Well-Strung
{{main|Well-Strung}}
Marchant is the co-creator and founding member of Well-Strung, an all-male singing string quartet. All four members are openly gay.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/this-hunky-quartet-will-give-you-a-new-reason-to-love-classi |title=This Hunky Quartet Will Give You A New Reason To Love Classical Music |last=Karlan |first=Sarah |date=July 10, 2013 |work=BuzzFeed |accessdate=6 February 2018}} They include Marchant (second violin), Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Trevor Wadleigh (viola), and Daniel Shevlin (cello).{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/well-strung-string-quartet_n_2903162.html |title=In 'Well-Strung: The Singing String Quartet,' Hunky Gay Stars Play Britney, Mozart (PHOTOS) |author=Chris Wong |publisher=HuffPost |date=March 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 19, 2019}}
''The Amazing Race''
Marchant was a participant on the 30th Season of The Amazing Race, which premiered on January 3, 2018, on CBS.
Marchant’s partner was fellow Well-Strung bandmate Trevor Wadleigh.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/215804/ |title=The Amazing Race Cast: Trevor Wadleigh & Chris Marchant |work=CBS |accessdate=6 February 2018}} Together, they formed “#TeamWellStrung” on the show.
The pair was eliminated on the sixth leg of the race.{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/642586/mikebloom/the-amazing-race-30-trevor-wadleigh-and-chris-marchant-finish-on-a-low-note/ |title=The Amazing Race 30: Trevor Wadleigh and Chris Marchant Finish on a Low Note |last=Bloom |first=Mike |date=February 1, 2018 |work=Parade Magazine |accessdate=6 February 2018}} They placed fourth in each of the first three legs of the race, followed by fifth in Leg 4, seventh (second-to-last) in Leg 5, before being eliminated in the sixth leg. The team was eliminated as a result of a “U-Turn” obstacle imposed on them by a competing team.
The pair was the fifth team to be eliminated, placing them seventh overall out of 11 teams in the competition.
References
External links
- [https://www.well-strung.com/ Well-Strung]
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/WellStrungNYC/Well-Strung YouTube]
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchant, Chris}}
Category:People from Canton, Ohio
Category:Malone University alumni
Category:American LGBTQ musicians
Category:LGBTQ people from Ohio