"Benjamin and his orchestra filled the second half of the evening with lilting, humorous, and even elegant readings of ragtime numbers, a W.C. Handy blues song, and even a Sousa march…Popular music, A.D. 1900, is still going strong."
– Pasadena Star News
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February 28 – Elmira, New York
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents Buster Keaton’s silent film comedy STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. with its original 1928 orchestral score in Elmira’s historic Clemens Center (1925). This two-hour livescore performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
This event is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA.gov)

Email: boxoffice@
Telephone: (800) 724-0159
Website: https://clemenscenter.org/
