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  • January 2008

  • Wed 30

    Silent film program for the Philharmonic Society of Orange County

    January 30, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EST

    Irvine, California

  • Thu 31

    Silent film program at the Concert Hall

    January 31, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Nightingale Concert Hall 1335 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, United States
  • February 2008

  • Fri 1

    Silent film program at the historic 1879 Napa Valley Opera House

    February 1, 2008 @ 12:00 am EST
    Napa Valley Opera House 1030 Main St, Napa, CA, United States
  • March 2008

  • Tue 25

    Silent film program for the Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center

    March 25, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center Sheridan Hall, Hays, KS, United States
  • Thu 27

    Scott Joplin concert program at the Lily Peter Auditorium

    March 27, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Lily Peter Auditorium 1000 Campus Rd Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, Helena, AR, United States
  • Sat 29

    Silent film program at the Bulber Auditorium

    March 29, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    F.G. Bulber Auditorium 4205 Ryan St McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, United States
  • April 2008

  • Fri 4

    Scott Joplin program at the Mellow Theatre for the Scranton Community Concert Association

    April 4, 2008 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    The Theatre at Lackawanna College 501 Vine Street, Scranton, PA, United States
  • Sat 5

    Silent film programs at the Paramount Center for the Arts

    April 5, 2008 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Paramount Center for the Arts 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, United States
  • Sat 5

    Silent film programs at the Paramount Center for the Arts

    April 5, 2008 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Paramount Center for the Arts 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, United States
  • Fri 18

    Silent film programs at the 1928 Alhambra Theatre

    April 18, 2008 @ 12:00 pm EDT
    Alhambra Theatre 507 S Main St, Hopkinsville, KY, United States
  • Fri 18

    Silent film programs at the 1928 Alhambra Theatre

    April 18, 2008 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Alhambra Theatre 507 S Main St, Hopkinsville, KY, United States
  • Sun 27

    Silent film program at the Aud-Theatre

    April 27, 2008 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Martin W. Kappel Theater 27 W. Main St, Norwich, 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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