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Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime

Name: Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime
Start: 2022-09-29T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-09-29T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church

September 29, 2022 @ 7:30 pm EDT

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra kicks off its 37th Season with a performance of Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime presented by the Jackson Concert Series. PRO founder Rick Benjamin will host and conduct

Details

Date: September 29, 2022
Time:
7:30 pm EDT

Venue

Wesley United Methodist Church
400 Iowa Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761 United States + Google Map
Phone (563) 263-1596
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Pasadena Star News

"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

The San Francisco Chronicle

"Ragtime and opera joined hands and danced together in the most joyous fashion at Stern Grove on Sunday afternoon, with a vigorous and utterly charming performance of Scott Joplin’s 'Treemonisha'…the score, superbly led by conductor Rick Benjamin, is a resourceful marvel….For this performance Benjamin…unveiled his new arrangement of 'Treemonisha' for the 11-piece Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. That lithe, pungent blend of strings, woodwinds and brass…gave the performance a lively grace that helped fill the sunny meadow to perfection.”
– The San Francisco Chronicle