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  • February 2017

  • Fri 3

    100th Anniversary Celebration for the Orpheum Theatre!

    February 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Orpheum Theatre 57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL, United States
  • Sat 4

    Silent Film Program – at the historic Burlington Capitol Theatre

    February 4, 2017 @ 8:00 pm EST
    Burlington Capitol Theater 211 N 3rd St, Burlington, IA, United States

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

  • Fri 17

    Concert program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at Hatfield Hall

    February 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm EST
    Hatfield Hall 5500 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN, United States

    Presented by the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Sat 18

    Concert program – Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime at the historic 1896 Warren Opera House

    February 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm EST
    E.E. Warren Opera House 154 Public Square, Greenfield, IA, United States

    Presented by the Warren Cultural Center

  • March 2017

  • Fri 31

    Concert program – You’re A Grand Old Rag George M. Cohan’s Broadway, starring Colin Pritchard

    March 31, 2017 @ 1:00 pm EDT
    Polsky Theatre 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS, United States
  • Fri 31

    Concert program – You’re A Grand Old Rag George M. Cohan’s Broadway, starring Colin Pritchard

    March 31, 2017 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Polsky Theatre 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS, United States
  • April 2017

  • Sat 29

    Silent Film Program at the historic 1917 Rowland Theatre, celebrating the Theatre’s Centennial

    April 29, 2017 @ 7:00 pm EDT
    Rowland Theatre 127 N Front St, Philipsburg, PA, United States
  • Sun 30

    Silent Film Program at the historic Campus Theatre, featuring the premiere of Buster Keaton’s ONE WEEK with its newly reconstructed orchestral score

    April 30, 2017 @ 5:00 pm EDT
    Campus Theatre 413 Market St., Lewisburg, PA, United States
  • May 2017

  • Sat 6

    Concert program – Irving Berlin and the Kings of Ragtime with special guest Daniel Marcus at the Freeport High School

    May 6, 2017 @ 8:00 pm EDT
    Freeport High School 50 S Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY, United States

    Presented by the Freeport Community Concert AssociationKings of Ragtime with special guest Daniel Marcus at the Freeport High School

  • Sat 27

    Special Scott Joplin Memorial Centennial Concert at the composer’s grave, St. Michael’s Cemetery, Queens, New York

    May 27, 2017 @ 2:00 pm EDT
    St. Michael's Cemetery 7202 Astoria Blvd S, Queens, NY, United States

    FREE! Produced by noted Joplin biographer Edward A Berlin (author of King of Ragtime).

  • July 2017

  • Sun 23

    Silent Film Program – Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro at the historic 1925 Clemens Center

    July 23, 2017 @ 4:00 pm EDT
    Clemens Center 207 Clemens Center Pkwy, Elmira, NY, United States

    Featuring PRO with organist David Peckham

  • November 2017

  • Sat 4

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

    November 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm EDT
    Williams Fine Arts Auditorium 9501 U.S. Highway 441 Lake-Sumter State College, Leesburg, FL, United States

    Presented by the Lake-Sumter State College.

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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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