Tuba Player Receives Highest U Minn. Alumni Honor

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:18 pm

Story and video at http://wcco.com/video/?id=26291@wcco.dayport.com

"Who is Stan Freese, Alex" is the correct question to the following "Jeopardy!" answer:

He played the solo in "Play That Country Tuba, Cowboy"

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:31 pm

They could have asked any number of questions about Stan, who was with Disney for 35 years. Stanford Freese has been a very innovative tubist, and that was true when he was a student at the University of Minnesota.

He was also the one who was in the Mirafone recording bass ad, pictured with then President Richard M. Nixon.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:01 am

Cool. He was playing a detachable bell 186 of the same model as the one I purchased recently. I wonder if he also has an upright bell to go with his! (His is in better condition than mine -- I have some work to do on my bell!)

Dave Roberts · Post by **Dave Roberts** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:38 am

The Bencriscutto piece for Tuba and band was written for Stan.