Most 33-year-olds aren't well traveled, accomplished composers with a family and a master's degree in the making, but Luis Obregon is an exception.
As a second year master's student, Obregon has already gained recognition from Steven Hung, the director of the Ohio University Symphony Orchestra. After hearing Luis' work, Hung asked him to write a piece for the orchestra to play.
(The piece) is inspired by the folk sounds of Mexico
because in Mexico when they speak they use a lot of melodic motion in the voice so the melodies themselves are very jumpy he said.
As a native of Queretaro, Mexico, Obregon was exposed to folk sounds and classical music before he moved to Athens 20 years ago.
Since I was a young boy I remember putting on Beethoven's 9th symphony
sitting in front of the window and conducting
Obregon said.
Obregon returned to Mexico with his mother and completed high school there. He taught himself to play guitar and joined his first rock band called S.A. While playing in that band, he developed a renewed interest in classical music.
A friend of mine
who is a great musician
played the Turkish March on the piano
and seeing my friends that were playing rock 'n' roll playing classical made me see that there was nothing wrong with classic music after
