The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents a Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores in Prescott's 1907 Elks Theatre. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36609/production/1250652?performanceId=11689725 Email: info@etpac.org Telephone: (928) 777-1370 Website: https://www.prescottelkstheatre.org/theatre-events
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra comes to Susquehanna University for Meet Me at the Fair! a spectacular multi-media celebration of America's world’s fairs, including the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. In this program, world’s fair images by legendary […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra visits the Knoxville area of Tennessee to perform its acclaimed 'Round the Christmas Tree holiday concert for the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association. The concert will be conducted and hosted by PRO founder Rick Benjamin. One show only. Purchase Tickets: https://www.orcma.org/concerts-and-events/ragtime-orchestra-around-the-chrsitmas-tree Box Office Phone: (865) 483-5569 Email: joy@orcma.org General Website: […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performs Meet Me At The Fair!: Sights & Sounds of the Great World's Fairs for Florida State University's Opening Nights! program. The multi-media performance will feature delightful and rare music and images from the 1876 Centennial, the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and the […]
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) Tickets: https://clemenscenter.org/event/steamboat-bill-jr-livescored-by-david-peckham-paragon-ragtime-orchestra/ Email: boxoffice@clemenscenter.org Telephone: (800) […]
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 […]
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/
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/
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: Email: […]
The PRO returns to the historic Brook Theatre (1927) for a matinee screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance is presented by the Brook Arts Center and will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. One show only. This performance is co-funded by the National Endowment for the […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performs Meet Me At The Fair!: Sights & Sounds of the Great World’s Fairs at its return to the Community House in Forest Hills, Queens, New York (A National Historic Landmark). The multi-media performance will feature delightful and rare music and images from the 1876 Centennial, the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the 1901 […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO) presents Buster Keaton’s silent film comedy STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. with its original 1928 orchestral score at the Strings Music Festival. This two-hour livescore performance will also include a screening of the 1921 Keaton comedy short One Week, and a rare performance of the "Mischa Elman March." The event will be […]
