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  • May 2019

  • Sun 19

    Silent Film Program – Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro at the fabulous 1929 Loew’s Jersey Theatre, featuring PRO with organist David Peckham

    May 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pm EDT
    Loew's Jersey Theatre 54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ, United States
  • June 2019

  • Sat 1

    Concert program – Special Gala Concert at the Freeport High School

    June 1, 2019 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Freeport High School 50 S Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY, United States

    Concert program - Special Gala Concert at the Freeport High School, presented by the Freeport Community Concert Association.

  • Sat 29

    Concert Program – George M. Cohan – You’re A Grand Old Rag at the historic State Theatre

    June 29, 2019 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Auburn State Theatre 985 Lincoln Way #102, Auburn, CA, United States

    Presented by the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center.

  • Sun 30

    Concert Program – George M. Cohan – You’re a Grand Old Rag (matinee) at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

    June 30, 2019 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, CA, United States

    Telephone (714) 994-6310. Email boxoffice@lamiradatheatre.com.

  • July 2019

  • Wed 3

    Concert Program – PRO in concert at the historic 1925 Clemens Center, featuring organist David Peckham

    July 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Clemens Center 207 Clemens Center Pkwy, Elmira, NY, United States
  • September 2019

  • Sun 22

    Film Program at the historic State Theatre

    September 22, 2019 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    The State Theatre 130 W College Ave, State College, PA, United States

    Telephone (814) 272-0606. Email boxoffice@TheStateTheatre.org.

  • October 2019

  • Wed 30

    Haunted Hollywood silent film program for Texas State Presents at Evans Auditorium

    October 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Evans Auditorium 627 N LBJ Dr, San Marcos, TX, United States
  • November 2019

  • Thu 7

    The Clown Princes silent film program at the historic Rex Theatre

    November 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Rex Theatre 519 Court St, Clay Center, KS, United States
  • Fri 8

    The Clown Princes silent film program at the Simmons Center

    November 8, 2019 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Simmons Center Theatre 1330 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, OK, United States
  • Sat 9

    Special Gala Concert – DVJ Day at Marta Becket’s legendary Amargosa Opera House

    November 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Amargosa Opera House 608 Death Valley Jct, Death Valley Junction, CA, United States
  • February 2020

  • Sun 9

    Silent Film Program – The Mark of Zorro at the historic CITG Community House

    February 9, 2020 @ 5:00 pm EST
    CITG Community House 15 Borage Pl, Queens, NY, United States

    Silent Film Program – The Mark of Zorro at the historic CITG Community House in Forest Hills, Queens, presented by Musica Reginae.

  • March 2020

  • Sun 8

    Public Radio Program – WVIA/WVYA-FM Music to My Ears show

    March 8, 2020 @ 1:00 pm EDT

    Host Dr Gary Boerckel discusses historic African-American composers with PRO conductor Rick Benjamin Broadcast live over the WVIA/WVYA network throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania (check here for frequencies WVIA/WVYA Radio) and streaming live on the Internet at http://www.wvia.org/radio/listen-live.

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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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