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  • December 2006

  • Fri 22

    Christmas program at the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center

    December 22, 2006 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Myles Reif Performing Arts Center 720 Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN, United States

    Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 7:30pm. Christmas program at the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center, 720 Conifer Dr., Grand Rapids. Telephone 218-327-5780. Website: www.reifcenter.org.

  • Sat 23

    Christmas Program at Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

    December 23, 2006
    Nicollet Mall 505 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Christmas program at Nicollet Mall, PRO with pianist Butch Thompson, presented by the Minnesota Orchestra.

  • January 2007

  • Sat 6

    The Buster Keaton Family Show

    January 6, 2007 @ 2:00 pm EST
    Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Ct, Westport, CT, United States

    Featuring Keaton’s THE GENERAL with its original 1927 orchestral score.

  • Sat 6

    The Buster Keaton Family Show

    January 6, 2007 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Ct, Westport, CT, United States

    Featuring Keaton’s THE GENERAL with its original 1927 orchestral score.

  • Tue 23

    Scott Joplin program at the Rabobank Theater

    January 23, 2007 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater and Convention Center 1001 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, United States
  • Wed 24

    Scott Joplin program for the Indian Wells Valley Concert Association

    January 24, 2007 @ 8:00 pm EST
  • Thu 25

    Silent film program at the Golden State Theater

    January 25, 2007 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Golden State Theatre 417 Alvarado St, Monterey, CA, United States
  • February 2007

  • Sat 10

    The Mark of Zorro at the historic Campus Theatre

    February 10, 2007 @ 3:00 pm EST
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States

    The Paragon Orchestra’s East Coast premier of Rick Benjamin’s reconstruction of the original 1920 orchestra score to Douglas Fairbanks’ The Mark of Zorro with the film at the historic Campus Theatre.

  • March 2007

  • Sat 10

    Silent film program at the historic Rialto Theatre, Georgia State University

    March 10, 2007 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Presented in cooperation with the Harold Loyd Trust, Film Preservation Associates, and the Douris Corp

  • Sat 31

    Silent film program at the historic Warner Theatre

    March 31, 2007 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Warner Theatre 811 State St, Erie, PA, United States
  • April 2007

  • Fri 13

    110th Birthday Celebration for the City of Asbury Park

    April 13, 2007 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Asbury Park Convention Hall 1300 Ocean Ave N unit c-4, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

    At historic Convention Hall, on the boardwalk between Fifth & Sunset Aves. Fireworks on the beach following performance!

  • Sat 14

    Silent film program at the historic Academy of Music

    April 14, 2007 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Academy of Music Theatre 274 Main St, Northampton, MA, 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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