The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra \;(PRO) is the world&rsquo\;s only year-round\, professional ensemble re-creating &ldquo\;America&rsquo\;s Original Music&rdquo\; &ndash\; the syncopated so unds of silent cinema\, early musical theater\, and vintage dance. The PRO came into being as the result of Rick Benjamin&rsquo\;s 1985 discovery of thousands of turn-of-the-century orchestra scores once belonging to Victr ola recording star Arthur Pryor. In 1988 the Orchestra made its formal deb ut at \;Alice Tully Hall \;&ndash\; the first concert ever present ed at \;Lincoln Center \;by such an ensemble. Since then PRO has a ppeared at hundreds of leading arts venues\, including the \;Smithsoni an Institution\, the \;New York 92nd Street Y\, and the \;American Dance Festival.
\nIn addition to its worldwide concert hall\, unive rsity\, and festival appearances\, the PRO has acquired a considerable fol lowing both here and abroad through its radio programs on the \;&ldquo \;New York Times&rsquo\;&rdquo\; \;WQXR\, National Public Radio (&ldqu o\;All Things Considered\,&rdquo\; \;&ldquo\;Performance Today&rdquo\; \;and others)\, the British Broadcasting Corporation\, and the \; &ldquo\;Voice of America&rdquo\; \;networks. Since 1989 the \;Walt Disney Company \;has relied on the Orchestra&rsquo\;s recordings for the outdoor &ldquo\;area music&rdquo\; heard at Disneyland\, Disney World\ , and Disneyland Paris' Main Street\, U.S.A.
\nOver the years the Pa ragon Ragtime Orchestra has been heard on the soundtracks of several motio n pictures and television programs. The Orchestra&rsquo\;s \;audio and video recordings \;have been widely praised\, and considered instrume ntal in rekindling interest in America&rsquo\;s rich traditions of theater \, cinema\, and dance orchestra music.
\nThe PRO is sponsored in par t by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
\nFree and open to t he public. Seating is on a first-come\, first-served basis and may be limi ted. For more information\, call 702.507.3459.
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