PARKERSBURG — Luke Frazier, a hometown native, Parkersburg South graduate, and founder and music director of American Pops Orchestra, returned to the area to share his talents and give back to the community that he still calls home.
Frazier grew up in Wood County, and furthered his education at West Virginia University and Ohio University.
He founded the American Pops Orchestra in 2015. Maestro Luke Frazier is dedicated to bringing American popular music to diverse new audiences in dynamic ways. As part of his “Educational Outreach Tour,” Frazier and APO, along with student musicians from WVU and Ohio University, performed “The Little Engine that Could” based on the American folktale by Watty Piper…