"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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Public Radio Program – Texas Public Radio’s Classics à la Carte show, hosted by James Baker
PRO’s conductor Rick Benjamin discusses composer William Grant Still’s early career, along with the Orchestra’s performance of Still’s 1919 arrangement of “The Slow Drag Blues.” Broadcast live over KPAC – San Antonio (FM 88.3 MHz) and streaming live. To listen online, click on Texas Public Radio’s main website – https://www.tpr.org/?fbclid=IwAR2mOqF_llGBO1OpCKcsNFqoVJ4VMN3ocvZq2-kcabMiV68AH_goK4LiU_0 – and go to the right hand drop down “ALL STREAMS” menu and click on the KPAC livestream.
