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  • November 2024

  • Sun 17

    PRO returns to the Midwest Trust Center to present its new program, MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs.™

    November 17, 2024 @ 2:00 pm EST
    Midwest Trust Center 12345 College Blvd, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, United States

    Overland Park, Kansas - PRO returns to the Midwest Trust Center to presents its new program, MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs. ™ This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the […]

  • December 2024

  • Fri 6

    PRO returns to the Englewood Performing Arts Series to presents its holiday program, ‘Round The Christmas Tree. ™

    December 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Englewood Methodist Church 700 E Dearborn St, Englewood, FL, United States

    Englewood, Florida - PRO returns to the Englewood Performing Arts Series to presents its holiday program, 'Round The Christmas Tree. ™ This colorful program features favorite selections from the theaters, ballrooms, grand mansions, and humble hearthsides of the Victorian era. Familiar Christmas songs and carols are heard from their original 19th century scores, along with novelties […]

  • January 2025

  • Wed 8

    Richland, Washington – January 8, 2025

    January 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm PST
    Richland High School Performing Arts Center 930 Long Ave, Richland, WA, United States

    Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores sponsored by Community Concerts of the Tri-Cities. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Purchase tickets online here: PRO at the Community Concerts of the Tri-Cities

    $15 – $30
  • Fri 10

    Las Vegas, Nevada – January 10, 2025

    January 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm PST
    Clark County Library Main Theater 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV, United States

    Silent Film Event featuring comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores sponsored by the Las Vegas - Clark County Library System. This performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. FREE Event! Information here: PRO Returns to Las Vegas

    Free
  • February 2025

  • Sun 16

    February 16, 2025 – Augusta, Georgia

    February 16, 2025 @ 4:00 pm EST
    Imperial Theatre 749 Broad St., Augusta, GA, United States

    PRO returns to the historic Imperial Theatre to present MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs. ™ This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The performance […]

    $10 – $20
  • Tue 18

    February 18, 2025 – Tifton, Georgia

    February 18, 2025 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Howard Auditorium, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 2802 Moore Hwy., Tifton, GA, United States

    PRO visits the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) to present MEET ME AT THE FAIR!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs. ™ This spectacular musical and visual celebration of the legendary world’s fairs includes visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The […]

    $10 – $20
  • March 2025

  • Sun 9

    March 9 – Bound Brook, New Jersey

    March 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Brook Art Center 10 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook,, NJ, United States

    Silent Film Special Event: screening of Buster Keaton's comedy Sherlock, Jr., featuring Rick Benjamin's reconstruction of the film's original 1924 musical score, performed live by PRO. This gala program at the historic Brook Theatre will also include a film by Mack Sennett and the Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). One show only. This performance is co-sponsored […]

    $22
  • April 2025

  • Sat 5

    April 5 – Rome, New York

    April 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Capitol Arts Center 220 W Dominick St., Rome, NY, United States

    The PRO comes to Rome, New York's historic Capitol Theatre with A Pageant of American Music, featuring the works of Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Stephen Forster, Ferdie Grofé and others, with special guest theater organist David Peckham playing the Capitol's mighty Moller organ. The performance with be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. Spectacular! Link […]

    $18 – $25
  • Fri 25

    April 25 – Blossburg, Pennsylvania

    April 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Victoria Theatre 222 Main St., Blossburg, PA, United States

    The PRO comes to Blossburg, Pennsylvania's historic Victoria Theatre with a screening of Charlie Chaplin's film A DOG'S LIFE with its original 1918 score. The evening will also include a screening of Harry Langdon's ALL NIGHT LONG (1925)with the premiere of the film's reconstructed original score. The performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick […]

  • Sat 26

    April 26 – Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

    April 26, 2025 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rowland Theater 127 North Front St., Philipsburg, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania's historic Rowland Theatre with a screening of Charlie Chaplin's feature film A DOG'S LIFE with its original 1918 score. The evening will also include a screening of Harry Langdon's ALL NIGHT LONG (1925) with the premiere of the film's reconstructed original score - and more! The performance will be […]

  • Sun 27

    April 27 – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

    April 27, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania's historic Campus Theatre with a screening of Charlie Chaplin's feature film A DOG'S LIFE with its original 1918 score. The evening will also include a screening of Harry Langdon's ALL NIGHT LONG (1925) with the premiere of the film's reconstructed original score - and more! The performance will be […]

    $20
  • September 2025

  • Thu 18

    September 18 – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

    September 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Majestic Theater 25 Carlisle St Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, United States

    The PRO returns to the historic Majestic Theater for the opening night of the Orchestra's 40th Season and in celebration of the Majestic's 100th Anniversary. The program will feature a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin Purchase Tickets: https://gettysburgmajestic.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=414 […]

    $15 – $30
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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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