Maurice Freleaux - Bass

Maurice Freleaux is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Music (Choral/Vocal concentration) and a K-12 California Teaching Credential in Music. He is currently substitute teaching (music, when lucky) in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Maurice is also the Bass/Baritone section leader at Sts. Simon & Jude Church, but has sung in many church and other choirs since 7th grade, sang and danced in high school musicals, studied choral conducting with Frank Pooler, and directed the Adult Choir at St. Pancratius Catholic Church in Lakewood for five years.

Additional past musical experiences include: Singing in a 30's/40's vocal trio ("A Royal Remembrance") as part of the Queen Mary Tours in Long Beach; Subbing in the Dapper Dans of Disneyland barbershop quartet; Singing & dancing in "Guys & Dolls" with the Long Beach Civic Light Opera; Leading roles in "1776" & "The Fantasticks" with the Disneyland Employee Drama Workshop.

He has previously sung with the six-time International Champion Barbershop Chorus "Masters of Harmony," having three of the middle gold medals ('93, '96, and '99) to call his own. Or, as he likes to say, one for each of his three children: Cameron, Tyler & Arielle.

He has appeared on TV in the "Carpenter's Christmas Special", in a barbershop quartet on episode #40 of "Fernwood 2 Nite", and won a few bucks on the game shows "Scrabble" and "Wheel of Fortune."

Having beaten the odds, Maurice lives with Sue, his wife of 23 years, and the above mentioned lights of his life, who inexplicably have so far found sports (soccer, football, baseball, water polo, softball, basketball, volleyball, track, et al) more interesting than singing.