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  • July 2009

  • Wed 22

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

    July 22, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Strand Theatre 345 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States
  • August 2009

  • Sun 2

    100th Anniversary Concert program at Central Oak Heights, presented by the Slifer House Museum

    August 2, 2009 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Central Oak Heights 75 Heritage Rd, West Milton, PA, United States
  • September 2009

  • Sat 19

    Scott Joplin Concert program at the Sequoyah Institute – Northeastern State University

    September 19, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    NSU Sequoyah Institute 300 N Muskogee Ave, Tahlequah, OK, United States
  • Sun 20

    Ragtime program at the Seretean Center Concert Hall – Oklahoma State University

    September 20, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Seretean Center for the Performing Arts Stillwater, OK, United States
  • Tue 22

    Silent film program at the Oklahoma City Community College

    September 22, 2009 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Oklahoma City Community College 7777 S May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
  • October 2009

  • Sat 10

    Silent film program at the Wilkins Theatre, Kean University

    October 10, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Wilkins Theatre 1000 Morris Ave Kean University, Union, NJ, United States
  • Sat 17

    Concert program for the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts

    October 17, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts 235 N Main St, Kilmarnock, VA, United States
  • November 2009

  • Mon 9

    Program for Coastal Carolina University

    November 9, 2009 @ 12:00 am EST
    Coastal Carolina University 100 Chanticleer Dr E, Conway, SC, United States
  • Tue 10

    Concert program in the McCrary Theatre at Elon University

    November 10, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EST
    McCrary Theatre 417 N Williamson Ave Elon University, Elon, NC, United States
  • Thu 12

    Silent film program at the Washington Center Theater

    November 12, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Aiken Community Theater 126 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States
  • Fri 13

    Silent film program at the Washington Center TheaterTheater

    November 13, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Aiken Community Theater 126 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States
  • Sat 14

    Silent film program at the historic Majestic Theater

    November 14, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Majestic Theater 25 Carlisle St Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, 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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