Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin; Part One; October 09 2025

Rick Benjamin, Founder, Artistic Director & Conductor of theParagon Ragtime Orchestra, speaking about his decades-longwork recording with and leading the PRO, in anticipation of a newalbum titled, "Meet Me at the Fair: Sounds from the Great AmericanWorld's Fairs" and a concert of that music on Friday, October 17, 2025,at 7:30 pm in Stretansky Concert Hall on the campus of SusquehannaUniversity in Selinsgrove. The performance is part of the inauguralSymposium on Historic American Music at Susquehanna, Oct 16 - 18, 2025.For more information: susqu.edu/symposium andwww.paragonragtime.comThis is the first of a two-part conversation.