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  • June 2006

  • Sat 17

    Austin, Minnesota

    June 17, 2006 @ 12:00 am EDT
  • August 2006

  • Wed 9

    Silent film program at the historic Chautauqua Festival

    August 9, 2006 @ 12:00 am EDT
    Chautauqua Festival Chautauqua, NY, United States
  • September 2006

  • Sat 9

    Silent film program at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center

    September 9, 2006 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA, United States
  • October 2006

  • Sat 7

    Silent film program at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House

    October 7, 2006 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    The Mauch Chunk Opera House 14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA, United States
  • November 2006

  • Thu 2

    The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra & Singers present Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha

    November 2, 2006 @ 12:00 am EST
    Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, United States
  • Sat 4

    The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra & Singers present Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha

    November 4, 2006 @ 12:00 am EST
    Perot Theatre 221 Main St, Texarkana, TX, United States
  • Fri 17

    The Mark of Zorro at Yardley Hall

    November 17, 2006 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Yardley Hall 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS, United States

    The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra premieres Rick Benjamin’s reconstruction of the original 1920 orchestra score to Douglas Fairbanks’ The Mark of Zorro with the film.

  • December 2006

  • Fri 1

    Christmas concert with silent films at the historic Poncan Theatre

    December 1, 2006 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Poncan Theatre 104 Grand Ave E, Ponca City, OK, United States
  • Sat 2

    Christmas program at the Newman Center Concert Hall

    December 2, 2006 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Newman Center for the Performing Arts University of Denver, 2344 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO, United States
  • Sun 3

    Tea Dance at the Avalon Ballroom

    December 3, 2006 @ 2:00 pm EST
    Avalon Ballroom 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, Colorado
  • Sat 16

    Christmas program at the Spencer Theatre for the Performing Arts

    December 16, 2006 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Spencer Theatre for the Performing Arts 108 Spencer Rd, Alto, New Mexico
  • Thu 21

    Christmas program at the historic Grand Theater

    December 21, 2006 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Grand Theater 401 North Fourth St, Wausau, WI, 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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