RICK BENJAMIN

Rick Benjamin conducts the recording of his reconstruction of the Scott Joplin opera "Treemonisha." (credit: Edward Pleasant)

Rick Benjamin conducts his reconstruction of the 1921 orchestral score for Buster Keaton's "ONE WEEK" in the historic Maryland Theatre. (Credit: Michael Harp/Maryland Symphony Orchestra)

Rick Benjamin. (credit: Julie Hagenbuch)

Rick Benjamin at home with his 1881 Chickering grand piano and Scarlett. One of John Philip Sousa's conducting batons rests on the piano. (Credit: "Inside Pennsylvania")

Rick Benjamin conducting his PRO for a silent film in a historic theater. (credit: Tiffini Scott)

A scene from Rick Benjamin's acclaimed reconstruction of the Scott Joplin opera "Treemonisha."

Mr. Benjamin conducting at Ravinia.

Rick Benjamin conducts for a silent feature film as part of his NEA funded "Paragon LIVE! In Historic American Theaters" touring programs. (Credit: Clemens Center)

Mr. Benjamin peruses a few of his orchestral discoveries. (credit: Fanfare magazine)

Rick Benjamin in rehearsal, 2019 (photo: Kurt Moses).

The Paul Taylor Dance Company's premiere of "Oh, You Kid!" at The Kennedy Center, conducted by Rick Benjamin.

Rick Benjamin introduces an audience to the lost world of "sheet music"; 'cellist Alistair MacRae approves. (credit: Hiro Anuki)

Rick Benjamin conducts the Aalborg Symfoniorkester for a silent film event. (Credit: Orla Nielsen)

Mr. Benjamin conducting a recording session at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York. (credit: Peter Wiley)

Vintage Broadway - Overture to "Going Up" (Louis Hirsch, 1917) - Rick Benjamin, conductor

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RICK BENJAMIN

Conductor - American Music Revivalist

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News

Rick Benjamin Praised in the "New York Times"

Rick Benjamin's efforts preserving the legacy of Scott Joplin praised in the "Times"

Rick Benjamin Lauded by City of Asbury Park

A Proclamation from the Mayor and Council

Rick Benjamin Back in the New York Times

Rick's reconstruction and recording of the opera Treemonisha recieve mention and live links in a new Times article.

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Featured Recording

Black Manhattan Vol. 3

Featuring the world premiere recording of the original 1900 score of “Lift Every Voice and Sing!”
From Rick Benjamin, Black Manhattan series curator and conductor:

“This is the third volume of Paragon Ragtime Orchestra recordings documenting the music of important African-American composers from late 19th- and early...

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Next Event

Sep

Fri

Friday - September 30, 2022

7:30 pm

Rick Benjamin Conducts the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

Fischer Theatre

Danville, Illinois USA

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