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  • July 2014

  • Wed 9

    Special Hometown Concert – in historic Victorian Lewisburg

    July 9, 2014 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Hufnagle Park 520 St Louis St, Lewisburg, PA, United States

    FREE! Presented by Music in the Park in the Hufnagle Park Bandstand

  • Thu 10

    Summer silent film extravaganza THE MARK OF ZORRO at the historic Campus Theatre

    July 10, 2014 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States

    Order tickets here Zorro at the Campus.

  • August 2014

  • Thu 21

    Concert Program – A special “Year of Innovation” concert at Thomas Edison’s Laboratory

    August 21, 2014 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Thomas Edison National Historical Park 211 Main St, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Sponsored by the US National Park Service. Telephone 973-736-0550 ext. 11

  • September 2014

  • Thu 4

    Exhibition Opener – Paragon’s “Palm Court Ensemble” at the OSilas Gallery of Concordia College

    September 4, 2014 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    The OSilas Gallery 171 White Plains Rd, Bronxville, NY, United States

    Featuring the early music of Jerome KernPalm Court Ensemble" at the OSilas Gallery of Concordia College; featuring the early music of Jerome Kern

  • Thu 18

    Concert Program – Special program at the Arts Midwest 2014 Convention

    September 18, 2014 @ 12:00 pm EDT

    Telephone 612-341-0755. Email conference@artsmidwest.org. Minneapolis, MN

  • October 2014

  • Thu 9

    Silent Film Program at the historic Community Arts Center

    October 9, 2014 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Community Arts Center 220 W 4th St, Williamsport, PA, United States

    Sponsored by Williamsport Community Concerts

  • Sat 11

    Silent Film Program at the Cary Arts Center

    October 11, 2014 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Cary Arts Center 101 Dry Ave, Cary, NC, United States

    Telephone 919-469-4069 Email sarah.preston@townofcary.org.

  • Sun 12

    Silent Film Program at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House

    October 12, 2014 @ 6:00 pm EDT
    The Mauch Chunk Opera House 14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA, United States
  • November 2014

  • Sat 1

    A Victorian Séance

    November 1, 2014 @ 10:30 pm - November 2, 2014 @ 3:00 am EDT
    Downtown Association 60 Pine Street, New York, NY, United States

    Rick Benjamin and members of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presented by Shanghai Mermaid at the Downtown Association

  • April 2015

  • Mon 13

    Silent Film Program at the historic Granada Theatre

    April 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am EDT
    The Granada Theatre Santa Barbara 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    Presented by the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts.

  • May 2015

  • Fri 1

    Special Vocal Concert PRO in collaboration with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale

    May 1, 2015 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Susquehanna University 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA, United States

    Presented at Susquehanna University Telephone 570-547-0455 Email svc@svcmusic.org.

  • Sat 2

    Special Vocal Concert PRO in collaboration with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale

    May 2, 2015 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Susquehanna University 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA, United States

    Presented at Susquehanna University Telephone 570-547-0455 Email svc@svcmusic.org.

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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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