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  • December 2009

  • Sat 5

    Concert program for Music for Mount Lebanon

    December 5, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Mt Lebanon Senior High School 155 Cochran Rd, Mt Lebanon, PA, United States
  • January 2010

  • Mon 25

    Concert program for the Cole Auditorium at Richmond College

    January 25, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Robert L. and Elizabeth S. Cole Auditorium 1042 Hamlet Ave Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC, United States
  • Tue 26

    Concert program at the Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick College

    January 26, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Odell Williamson Auditorium 150 College Rd NE, Bolivia, NC, United States
  • Thu 28

    Concert programs at the Sara Belle November Theatre

    January 28, 2010 @ 4:00 pm EST
    Sara Belle And Neil November Theatre 114 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States
  • Thu 28

    Concert programs at the Sara Belle November Theatre

    January 28, 2010 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Sara Belle And Neil November Theatre 114 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States
  • Fri 29

    Silent film programs at the Performing Arts & Conference Center, Isothermal College

    January 29, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center 172 Rapid Ct Isothermal Community College, Forest City, NC, United States
  • Sat 30

    Concert programs at the historic Newberry Opera House

    January 30, 2010 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Newberry Opera House 1201 McKibben St, Newberry, SC, United States
  • Sun 31

    Silent film program program at the Fine and Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University

    January 31, 2010 @ 3:00 pm EST
    Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Dr Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, United States
  • February 2010

  • Tue 2

    Concert programs at the Bibb Graves Hall, University of West Alabama

    February 2, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Bibb Graves Hall Chapman St The University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, United States
  • Fri 5

    Silent film program at the Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University

    February 5, 2010 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Schaeffer Auditorium 15200 Kutztown Rd Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, United States
  • Sat 27

    Silent film program at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, presented by the Da Camera Society

    February 27, 2010 @ 4:00 pm EST
    Grauman's Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • Sun 28

    Concert program featuring the music of George M. Cohan at the Clayes Performing Arts Center, Cal State Fullerton

    February 28, 2010 @ 4:00 pm EST
    Clayes Performing Arts Center 800 N State College Blvd California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, 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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