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  • November 2017

  • Sun 5

    Concert program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime (matinee) at the Williams Fine Art Auditorium

    November 5, 2017 @ 2:00 pm EST
    Williams Fine Arts Auditorium 9501 U.S. Highway 441 Lake-Sumter State College, Leesburg, FL, United States

    Presented by the Lake-Sumter State College.

  • Thu 30

    PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST – The WWFM “Cadenza” show. Host David Osenberg plays music from the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra’s new album, Black Manhattan Vol. 3 and interviews conductor Rick Benjamin

    November 30, 2017 @ 10:00 pm EST

    PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST - The WWFM "Cadenza" show. Host David Osenberg plays music from the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra's new album, Black Manhattan Vol. 3 and interviews conductor Rick Benjamin about this fascinating series of PRO lbums. Broadcast over the WWFM Classical Network, and available through your local Public Radio station (check local listings) and streaming […]

  • January 2018

  • Sat 27

    Silent Film Program – at the John Legend Theatre, Springfield Center of Innovation

    January 27, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EST
    John Legend Theater 700 S Limestone St Suite A, Springfield, OH, United States

    Presented by the Springfield Arts Council

  • February 2018

  • Wed 28

    Concert Program – You’re A Grand Old Rag

    February 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm EST
    Willow Valley Communities Cultural Center Cultural Center Drive, Willow Street, PA, United States

    George M. Cohan's Broadway starring Colin Pritchard, at the Willow Valley Communities Cultural Center. * SOLD OUT *

  • March 2018

  • Sat 10

    Concert Program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic Auburn State Theatre

    March 10, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Auburn State Theatre 985 Lincoln Way #102, Auburn, CA, United States
  • Sun 11

    Concert Program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime (matinee) at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

    March 11, 2018 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 14900 La Mirada Blvd, La Mirada, CA, United States
  • April 2018

  • Fri 13

    Silent Film Program – The Kid (1921), starring Charlie Chaplin (matinee), at the historic Milton Theatre

    April 13, 2018 @ 12:30 pm EDT
    Milton Theatre 110 Union St, Milton, DE, United States

    Presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).

  • Fri 13

    Silent Film Program – The Kid (1921), starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic Milton Theatre

    April 13, 2018 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Milton Theatre 110 Union St, Milton, DE, United States

    Presented by the Premier Centre for the Arts. Performance co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (www.arts.gov).

  • Sat 14

    Silent Film Program – The Kid (1921) Starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre

    April 14, 2018 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rowland Theatre 127 N Front St, Philipsburg, PA, United States
  • Sun 15

    Silent Film Program – The Kid (1921) starring Charlie Chaplin, at the historic Campus Theatre

    April 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • May 2018

  • Fri 11

    Concert Program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic C.L. Hoover Opera House

    May 11, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    C.L. Hoover Opera House 135 West 7th Street, Junction City, KS, United States
  • Sat 12

    Concert Program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center

    May 12, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Civic Hall Performing Arts Center 380 Hub Etchison Pkwy Richmond High School, Richmond, IN, 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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