RICK BENJAMIN
Conductor - American Music Revivalist
News
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom - Barbara Jepson
Jun-15-2024
Rick Benjamin leads his reconstruction of the original score to Buster Keaton's "Sherlock Jr."
Apr-22-2024

 

 

Scott Joplin's "Extraordinary Journey,"  illustration from the June 2023 issue of "Opera News" by John Jay Cabuay.
Jun-15-2023

Rick comments on historic Black opera in the June '23 issue

Apr-13-2022

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

Rick Benjamin Proclamation
May-14-2021

A Proclamation from the Mayor and Council

Sep-19-2019

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

Mar-23-2016

A new feature about Rick Benjamin in America's oldest newspaper. 

Feb-10-2016

Three Decades of Historic American Music

Talkin' Broadway
Feb-3-2016

"Talkin' Broadway" Vocal Albums of the Year

Talkin' Broadway
Dec-29-2015

"The past is in good hands indeed when the baton is in the hands of conductors like musicologist Rick Benjamin."

Broadway Stars
Dec-15-2015

"Rick Benjamin, Director... and musical researcher extraordinaire...."

New World Records NWR 80773-2
Dec-4-2015

A fascinating look at Irving Berlin's "Breakthrough Years"

Bayerischer Rundfunk
Sep-14-2015

On Bayerischer Rundfunk's  Mittagsmusik - Thema der Woche program

 

WITF Public Media
Mar-5-2015

Rick Benjamin defines silent film music for WITF Public Radio

New World Records 80761-2
Jan-9-2015

A stirring tribute to composers of the "silent" cinema

Jan-7-2014

Rick Benjamin mini-documentary on Denmark's TV2

Jan-6-2014

Rick was delighted to be included on the cover of "THE NEW YORKER" magazine in a whimsical illustration by Chris Ware. Happy New Year!

New World Records NWR 80743-2
Dec-6-2013

Rick's 15th album, now released on New World Records, tributing the amazing musician who virtually invented that branch of music known as "arranging."

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