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  • April 2026

  • Fri 17

    April 17 – PBS-Television “Great Performances” Premiere

    April 17 @ 9:00 pm EDT
    PBS-Television

    The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and its conductor, Rick Benjamin are featured performers in the PBS-Television Great Performances series Now Hear This. The hour-long episode, entitled Everyone Loves Joplin, explores the life, music, and legacy of the great American-American composer Scott Joplin. The program is hosted by violinist Scott Yoo and directed by Harry Lynch. Everyone […]

  • Fri 24

    April 24 – Canton, Pennsylvania

    April 24 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rialto Theatre 14 E Main St, Canton, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to Canton, Pennsylvania’s historic Rialto Theatre (1913) with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Box Office Phone: (570) 529-6533 Email: Info@CantonRialto.org General Website: https://www.cantonrialto.org/

    $15
  • Sat 25

    April 25 – Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

    April 25 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rowland Theater 127 North Front St., Philipsburg, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania’s historic Rowland Theatre (1917) with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Box Office Phone: (814) 342-0477 Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com General Website: http://www.rowlandtheatre.com/

    $25
  • Sun 26

    April 26 – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

    April 26 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania’s historic Campus Theatre with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance is presented by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. One show only. All seats $20.00. (Ticket purchases are non-refundable.)  Tickets: https://www.paragonragtime.com/event/april-26-lewisburg-pennsylvania/ […]

    $20
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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

Kansas City Star

“This group is like a ragtime early music ensemble, striving to protect the integrity of this uniquely American musical genre.”
– Kansas City Star

Fanfare 2

“…delightfully infectious. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and its dynamic director have found a winning formula for educating the public in the most enjoyable way…”
– Fanfare magazine

LaCrosse Tribune

“The magical, musical time machine.”
– La Crosse Tribune

Washington Post 2

“Summoning both the subtle interplay and brassy vitality these pieces demand, the PRO does itself proud.”
– The Washington Post

Buffalo News

“The results were irresistible. Halfway through the opening Knock-Out Drops Rag, someone enthused audibly, ‘Gee, they’re terrific!’ She was right.”
– Buffalo News

American Heritage

“…the twelve-member Paragon Ragtime Orchestra has been touring the country in the ghostly footsteps of the thousands of ‘theater orchestras’ that once played in every hotel, vaudeville hall, and fair-sized restaurant. Few of them can have played with more bite and sparkle than the Paragon.”
– American Heritage magazine

Gramophone

“…genteel melodic lines swim like fish through pure water.”
– Gramophone magazine

BBC Music magazine

“superbly presented….prize-worthy.”
– BBC Music magazine

American Music magazine

“… a deft, crisp, and energetic group…. one of the premiere forces in the reassertion of this repertoire in our musical consciousness.”
– American Music magazine

New York Times

“Best of all, the concert came off not as a dry musicological dig, but as an evening of…abidingly energetic fun.”
– The New York Times

Wall Street Journal

“…protecting an important American treasure…not just be a pleasure to hear but for many a true revelation.”
– The Wall Street Journal

Washington Post

“Vibrantly revived music.”
– The Washington Post

Classics Today

“There’s plenty of variety here to give a representative sampling of some of the era’s finest pop music, and it’s all played with polish, authenticity, and all-out enthusiasm by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra under Rick Benjamin’s inspired direction.”
– Classics Today

Fanfare magazine

“If PRO is not already labeled a national treasure it should be.”
– Fanfare magazine

Philadelphia Inquirer

“Four Stars…The music is incomparably sweet and stirring. And Rick Benjamin, who founded and conducts the PRO, is a musician of wit and sensibility.”
– The Philadelphia Inquirer

Denver Post

“To hear the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra play the compositions of Scott Joplin or Irving Berlin… is to hear the promise many Americans felt about the prospects for the U.S. a century ago.”
– Denver Post

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

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