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  • March 2012

  • Sat 31

    “OH, YOU KID!” – Presented by the Paul Taylor Dance Company

    March 31, 2012 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    David H. Koch Theater 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States

    A modern dance by legendary choreographer Paul Taylor to the music of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra The David H Koch Theater, Lincoln Center Telephone 212-496-0600 Email INFORMATION@PTDC.ORG. Website The Paul Taylor Dance Co.

  • April 2012

  • Sat 28

    The Clown Princes – Silent film program presented by the Freeport Community Concert Association

    April 28, 2012 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Freeport High School 50 S Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY, United States

    All seats $20; on sale at the door one hour before showtime

  • July 2012

  • Wed 4

    Special Independence Day Concert – in the Orchestra’s own hometown

    July 4, 2012 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Hufnagle Park 520 St Louis St, Lewisburg, PA, United States

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

  • Sat 14

    George M. Cohan Concert in the Kingsborough College Amphitheatre, featuring Mr. Colin Pritchard as George M. Cohan

    July 14, 2012 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    On Stage at Kingsborough Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Kingsborough College Amphitheatre, featuring Mr. Colin Pritchard as George M. Cohan

  • Sun 15

    Special Benefit Silent Film Concert for the Alzheimer’s Association

    July 15, 2012 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Morgan School 27 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, CT, United States

    Presented at the Morgan School. Tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Children/Seniors 100% of ticket sales will benefit the Alzheimer's Association Telephone 860 669-9300 Email salsarn75@yahoo.com.

  • Tue 17

    Concert Program at the Old Machias Church, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

    July 17, 2012 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Centre Street Congregational Church 9 Center St, Machias, ME, United States
  • Wed 18

    The Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Strand Theatre, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

    July 18, 2012 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Strand Theatre 345 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States
  • September 2012

  • Thu 20

    Silent film program at the Arts Center, University of Texas, Brownsville

    September 20, 2012 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    TSC Performing Arts Center 90 Taylor Avenue, Brownsville, TX, United States
  • December 2012

  • Sun 9

    Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre

    December 9, 2012 @ 2:30 pm EST
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States

    PRO underscores Thomas Edison's The Night Before Christmas (1906) and Buster Keaton's Civil War epic The General (1927), along with vintage Yuletide incidental musicPRO underscores Thomas Edison's The Night Before Christmas (1906) and Buster Keaton's Civil War epic The General (1927)

  • February 2013

  • Sun 24

    PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST – “WWFM Dress Circle” show special 2-hour program “Music from Black Manhattan”

    February 24, 2013 @ 6:00 pm EST

    PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST - "WWFM Dress Circle" show. Special 2-hour program "Music from Black Manhattan," saluting the city's pioneering African-American composers. Performed by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra & Soloists, with interviews with conductor Rick Benjamin. Broadcast over the WWFM Classical Network, and available through your local Public Radio station (check local listings) and streaming live […]

  • May 2013

  • Fri 10

    Concert Program at the Garrett College Auditorium

    May 10, 2013 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Performing Arts Center at Garrett College 687 Mosser Rd, McHenry, MD, United States

    Presented by the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival. Telephone 301-387-3082 Email glaf@artsand entertainment.org. Website www.artsandentertainment.org.

  • Sat 25

    Special Scott Joplin Memorial Concert at Scott Joplin’s grave

    May 25, 2013 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    St. Michael's Cemetery 7202 Astoria Blvd S, Queens, NY, United States

    St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York. FREE! Produced by noted Joplin biographer Edward A Berlin (author of King of Ragtime) Pre-concert presentation by Dr Berlin at 115pm in the Chapel. Email edberlin@optonline.net. Website www.stmichaelscemetery.com.

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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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