The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to Starkville to present "'Round the Christmas Tree Vintage Yuletide Favorites," live in concert at Mississippi State University's Bettersworth Auditorium. This ninety minute MATINEE concert of historic American Christmas music will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin.
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra presents the epic The Mark of Zorro silent film at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, conducted by Rick Benjamin. A co-production with Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and ASO. Atwood Concert Hall at ACPA.
PRO’s conductor Rick Benjamin discusses composer William Grant Still's early career, along with the Orchestra's performance of Still's 1919 arrangement of "The Slow Drag Blues." Broadcast live over KPAC - San Antonio (FM 88.3 MHz) and streaming live. To listen online, click on Texas Public Radio's main website - https://www.tpr.org/?fbclid=IwAR2mOqF_llGBO1OpCKcsNFqoVJ4VMN3ocvZq2-kcabMiV68AH_goK4LiU_0 - and go to the […]
Concert Program - PRO in special concert of American music for theater organ and orchestra, featuring organist David Peckham
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to the historic State Theatre to accompany a screening of the 1920 action-adventure film THE MARK OF ZORRO, starring Douglas Fairbanks. The performance, featuring the film's original 1920 score, is part of the popular State College Festival of the Arts. One show only.
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra in concert – POPS at Pepper Street – with music by Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa, and forgotten gems from the PRO's vast repertoire of American music. FREE! One show only! Presented by the Muncy Historical Society
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra kicks off its 37th Season with a performance of Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime presented by the Jackson Concert Series. PRO founder Rick Benjamin will host and conduct
Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of Paragon LIVE! in Historic American Theaters
