Paragon Ragtime Orchestra at the Rococo Theatre
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Mar 4, 2022 8pm
Location
Rococo Theatre
140 N. 13th St.
Category
Details
Doors: 7 PM | Show: 8 PM
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world’s only year-round, professional ensemble re-creating “America’s Original Music” – the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema, and vintage dance. The PRO came into being as the result of Rick Benjamin’s 1985 discovery of thousands of turn-of-the-century orchestra scores once belonging to Victrola recording star Arthur Pryor. In 1988 the Orchestra made its formal debut at Alice Tully Hall – the first concert ever presented at Lincoln Center by such an ensemble. Since then PRO has appeared at hundreds of leading arts venues, including the Ravinia Festival, the Smithsonian Institution, Chautauqua, the Brucknerhaus (Austria), the New York 92nd Street Y, and the American Dance Festival. In 1999 PRO’s music inspired master choreographer Paul Taylor’s new dance Oh You Kid! which was premiered at The Kennedy Center jointly by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Orchestra. In June, 2003 the PRO presented the premier of Rick Benjamin’s new reconstruction of Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha at San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival. In 2005 and again in 2006, Paragon had the honor of being presented in Minneapolis’s Orchestra Hall as guests of the Minnesota Orchestra.
Over the years the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra has been heard on the soundtracks of several motion pictures and television programs. The Orchestra’s audio and video recordings have been widely praised, and considered instrumental in rekindling interest in America’s rich traditions of theater, cinema, and dance orchestra music.
On March 4 at the Rococo Theatre, enjoy original 19th and early 20th Century scores by Scott Joplin, W.C. Handy, Sousa, and more, plus the performance of a recently discovered, unknown George Gershwin overture, PLUS a screening of Nebraska native Harold Lloyd’s 1921 film, Get Out and Get Under with its original score. All played on antique instruments with period performance practice.
As of April 1st, 2019, Rococo Theatre is a clear bag policy venue. Clear bags and small clutch-sized purses are only allowed at entry. More about this policy here.
“Will Call” tickets will be available for pick up when the doors open @ 7pm. Please bring your ID.
All ages (minors must be with an adult). There are NO elevators in the building.
This venue’s bars are cash only. There is no ATM in the venue.
No cameras or recording. No weapons. No outside food/drink.
Food will not be served at this event.
