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  • May 2008

  • Sat 3

    Silent film program at the historic Campus Theatre

    May 3, 2008 @ 12:00 am EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • Sun 18

    A tribute to Arthur Pryor, legendary trombonist, conductor, composer, and pioneer recording artist

    May 18, 2008 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    Middlesex County Museum 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States
  • June 2008

  • Sat 14

    Concert program at the Struthers Library Theatre

    June 14, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Struthers Library Theatre 302 W 3rd Ave, Warren, PA, United States
  • July 2008

  • Sat 12

    Silent film program at the Schwab Auditorium at Penn State University

    July 12, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Schwab Auditorium Pollock Rd The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
  • August 2008

  • Sat 2

    Silent film program at Dartmouth College

    August 2, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Hopkins Center for the Arts 4 E Wheelock St Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States

    Presented by the Hopkins Center

  • Wed 20

    Silent film program at the historic Strand Theatre

    August 20, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Strand Theatre 345 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States
  • September 2008

  • Sat 20

    Silent film program at Juniata College

    September 20, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts 1900 Moore St Juniata College, Huntington, PA, United States
  • Fri 26

    Concert program at the Schauer Center

    September 26, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Schauer Arts Center 147 N Rural St, Hartford, WI, United States
  • Sat 27

    Concert program at the Schwan Concert Hall, Wisconsin Luthern College

    September 27, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    The Schwan Concert Hall 8815 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
  • October 2008

  • Sat 4

    Silent film program at the historic Poncan Theatre

    October 4, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Poncan Theatre 104 Grand Ave E, Ponca City, OK, United States
  • Sun 26

    Scott Joplin program for the Hesston College/Bethel Performing Arts Series

    October 26, 2008 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Bethel Performing Arts 325 S College Dr, Hesston, KS, United States
  • November 2008

  • Sat 1

    Silent film program at the Tilles Center

    November 1, 2008 @ 12:00 am EDT
    Tilles Center 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY, 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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