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  • April 2016

  • Sat 16

    Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime

    April 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Morristown United Methodist Church 50 S. Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States

    Presented by the Abendmusik concert series

  • May 2016

  • Mon 9

    Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime

    May 9, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Lancaster Mennonite School 2176 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA, United States

    For Lancaster Community Concerts.

  • Fri 13

    Concert program featuring the music of Irving Berlin, starring vocalists Bernadette Boerckel and Daniel Marcus

    May 13, 2016 @ 8:00 pm EDT
  • Sat 14

    Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre

    May 14, 2016 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rowland Theatre 127 N Front St, Philipsburg, PA, United States

    The performance is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA.org).

  • Sun 15

    Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre

    May 15, 2016 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • July 2016

  • Sat 16

    Silent film program – Buster Keaton in The General

    July 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm EDT
    The State Theatre 130 W College Ave, State College, PA, United States

    Presented at the State Theatre by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

  • Sat 16

    Silent film program – Buster Keaton in The General

    July 16, 2016 @ 8:30 pm EDT
    The State Theatre 130 W College Ave, State College, PA, United States

    Presented at the State Theatre by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

  • October 2016

  • Sun 23

    Silent Film program – Haunted Hollywood at the historic 1881 Mauch Chunk Opera House

    October 23, 2016 @ 6:30 pm EDT
    The Mauch Chunk Opera House 14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA, United States

    Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).

  • Wed 26

    Silent Film Program – Haunted Hollywood at the Milton Theatre

    October 26, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Milton Theatre 110 Union St, Milton, DE, United States

    Presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).

  • Thu 27

    Silent Film Program – Haunted Hollywood at the historic Community Arts Center

    October 27, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Community Arts Center 220 W 4th St, Williamsport, PA, United States

    Sponsored by Williamsport Community Concerts

  • Fri 28

    90th Anniversary Celebration for the Palace Theatre!

    October 28, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    The Palace Theatre 21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg, PA, United States
  • Sat 29

    Silent Film Program – Haunted Hollywood in the historic Imperial Theatre

    October 29, 2016 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Imperial Theatre 749 Broad St., Augusta, GA, United States
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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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