Paragon Live in Historic American Theaters

Have an historic American theater? We have an NEA presenting grant –

 

“PARAGON LIVE IN HISTORIC AMERICAN THEATERS!”

This new program was created to bring the PRO to historic American theaters by covering 50% of the Orchestra’s fee. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and administered by the PRO. If you manage or present in an historic theater, you may be eligible for this support. Any of the Orchestra’s programs can be presented using this funding. Please call Leslie Cullen at (570) 524-9511 or email cullen@paragonragtime.com to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

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The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra – now supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Paragon Live in Historic American Theaters!
success stories –

At the Rowland Theatre, May 2016:

Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra accompany silent films at the 1917 Rowland Theatre
Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra accompany silent films at the 1917 Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg, PA. Event presented with funding assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Rick Benjamin and the paragon Ragtime Orchestra on the Grand Staircase of the 1903 Elkader Opera House in Elkader, Iowa.
Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra after their Scott Joplin concert in the 1903 Elkader Opera House in Elkader, Iowa. Event presented with funding support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

On the marquee: The PRO plays the historic Midwest Theatre in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

  

 

 

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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

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