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  • March 2010

  • Sun 21

    Scott Joplin program presented by the Musica Reginae Society at the Church-in-the-Gardens

    March 21, 2010 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Church In the Gardens 50 Ascan Ave Room 105, Forest Hills, NY, United States
  • April 2010

  • Sat 10

    Silent film porgram at the historic Campus Theatre

    April 10, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • May 2010

  • Sun 2

    Music of the movie palaces program at the historic Loew’s Jersey theatre

    May 2, 2010 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    Loew's Jersey Theatre 54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ, United States
  • June 2010

  • Sat 5

    Special concert for Thomas Edison’s Birthday at his home and Laboratory

    June 5, 2010 @ 6:00 pm EDT
    Thomas Edison National Historical Park 211 Main St, West Orange, NJ, United States

    FREE! Sponsored by the Edison National Historic Site/US National Park Service

  • July 2010

  • Sat 10

    Scott Joplin concert program in the Kingsborough College Amphitheatre

    July 10, 2010 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    On Stage at Kingsborough Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • August 2010

  • Wed 18

    Silent film program at the historic Strand Theatre, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

    August 18, 2010 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Strand Theatre 345 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States
  • October 2010

  • Sat 9

    Concert program at Wheaton College

    October 9, 2010 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Wheaton College 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL, United States

    Telephone 630-752-5010. Website Wheaton Artist Series. E-mail ArtistSeries@wheaton.edu

  • Sun 31

    A concert of Art Nouveau era music by the Paragon Palm Court Ensemble

    October 31, 2010 @ 10:00 am EDT
    Reading Public Museum 500 Museum Rd, Reading, PA, United States
  • January 2011

  • Fri 28

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

    January 28, 2011 @ 7:30 pm EST
    TSC Performing Arts Center 90 Taylor Avenue, Brownsville, TX, United States
  • Sun 30

    Silent film program at the Long Center

    January 30, 2011 @ 4:00 pm EST
    The Long Center for the Performing Arts 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX, United States
  • February 2011

  • Sat 19

    Silent film program at the Memorial Auditorium, presented by Burlington Civic Music

    February 19, 2011 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Burlington Memorial Auditorium 200 N Front Street, Burlington, IA, United States

    Telephone 319-752-0336. Website Burlington Civic Music Presents. E-mail burlcivicmusic@mchsi.com

  • Tue 22

    Paul Taylor’s OH, YOU KID! a dance perfomed by the Paul Taylor Dance Co.

    February 22, 2011 @ 7:00 pm EST
    New York City Center 131 W 55th St, New York, NY, United States

    Featuring the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.

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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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