The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO) will bring its touring performance of “Meet Me at the Fair” to the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but ...
Friday afternoon’s People’s Health Economy Hall Tent set by Lars Edegran and the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra featured charmingly vintage music, originally popular from the late 1890s through the ...
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will be at the 1891 King Opera House in Van Buren Sept. 16 to play the music that accompanies three silent films -- plus the intro, intermission and outro of an evening ...
A free concert in honor of late trumpeter Lionel Ferbos will take place on Sunday, November 9, from 5-6 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. The concert will be presented by the New Orleans Jazz ...
A broken jaw is never anyone’s idea of a good time, but it turned out to be a serendipitous event for Rick Benjamin. It happened in the mid-1980s, when Benjamin was a student at Juilliard. He had been ...
Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community to a spectacular musical celebration of the legendary world's fairs at a performance of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO) on Thursday, Nov. 3, at ...
LEWISBURG — Go to a movie today, and you have to keep the noise down. But back in the silent film era, things were different. “Audiences were so excited about all of it that they booed the villain, ...
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, coming to Waynesboro on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 3 p.m., will take the Wayne Theatre back to its roots in silent film. “This unique program will feature classic silent films ...
In 1967, Swedish pianist, Lars Edegran, discovered a cache of early 20th century orchestrated ragtime music on a visit to New Orleans. John Robichaux was the arranger of this mysterious sheet music.
If you have a desire to really discover some of the main roots of jazz, the Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra is a good place to start. Clarinetist Orange Kellin's ensemble performs the music in authentic ...