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  • January 2009

  • Sat 24

    Opera Memphis presents an adaptation of Scott Joplin’s opera “TREEMONISHA,” orchestrated and conducted by Rick Benjamin

    January 24, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Opera Memphis 216 Cooper St, Memphis, TN, United States
  • Sun 25

    Opera Memphis presents an adaptation of Scott Joplin’s opera “TREEMONISHA,” orchestrated and conducted by Rick Benjamin

    January 25, 2009 @ 3:00 pm EST
    Opera Memphis 216 Cooper St, Memphis, TN, United States
  • Fri 30

    Silent film program for the 1871 Grand Opera House

    January 30, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    The Grand Opera House 818 N King St, Wilmington, DE, United States
  • February 2009

  • Fri 20

    Silent film program at the Christopher Cohan Center

    February 20, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Christopher Cohan Center Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
  • Sat 28

    Scott Joplin concert program for the Freeport Concert Association

    February 28, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Freeport High School 50 S Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY, United States
  • April 2009

  • Fri 3

    Scott Joplin concert at Bowling Green State University

    April 3, 2009 @ 12:00 am EDT
    Kobacker Hall 1001 E Wooster St Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, United States
  • Sun 5

    Scott Joplin program at the Rogers Center, Merrimack College

    April 5, 2009 @ 4:00 pm EDT
    Rogers Center for the Arts Walsh Way Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, United States
  • Sat 18

    World Premier of the reconstruction of the original score to Buster Keaton’s feature Steamboat Bill, Jr.at the historic Campus Theatre

    April 18, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • July 2009

  • Sat 4

    Concert program in the Wildflower Theatre on the grounds of the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary

    July 4, 2009 @ 6:00 pm EDT
    Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary 55 Suydam Dr, Honesdale, PA, United States
  • Wed 8

    Silent film program at Veteran’s Park Amphiteater, presented by the Springfield Arts Council & Pops on Tour

    July 8, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Veterans Park Amphitheater 250 Cliff Park Rd, Springfield, OH, United States
  • Tue 21

    Concert program presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

    July 21, 2009 @ 12:00 pm EDT

    Camden, Maine

  • Tue 21

    Concert program presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

    July 21, 2009 @ 7:30 pm EDT

    Machias, Maine

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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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