Dans un Rêve Français

A Francophone Dreamscape

Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:30pm
First Church Congregational
11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge

Max Holman, conductor
Heinrich Christensen, keyboards

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Program

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Program

Regina caeli
Resurrexit
Pierre de Manchicourt
Ecce fidelis servus, Op. 54 Gabriel Fauré
from Quatre petites prières de saint François d'Assise
      O mes très chers frères
      Seignuer, je vous en prie
Francis Poulenc
Les sirènes Lili Boulanger
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 144 Mel Bonis
Corey Dalton Hart, tenor
Romance du soir Camille Saint-Saëns
from Ma mère l'Oye (“Mother Goose”)
      Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
      Le jardin féerique
Maurice Ravel
arr. Thierry Machuel
Mara Riley, soprano
Les Nations, Premier Ordre: La Françoise
François Couperin
from Masse de Requiem
      Introit
André Campra
from In convertendo
      In convertendo: Solo
      Tunc repletum: Chorus
      Magnificavit Dominus: Duet
      Converte Domine: Solo
      Qui seminant: Trio
      Euntes ibant: Chorus
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Mara Riley, soprano
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Corey Dalton Hart, tenor
Daniel Fridley, bass
 

Guest Artists

Mara Riley, soprano, …

Krista River, mezzo-soprano, ..

[from March 2026] Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, is an active performer of opera, oratorio, and song repertoire as well as an eager chamber musician. He has been a featured soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony, the Asheville Symphony, the Bard Baroque Ensemble, and The Orchestra Now.

As a chamber artist, Corey has collaborated with Blue Heron, Skylark, Ensemble Altera, Calliope’s Call, Zenith Ensemble, the Handel and Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, the Boston Camerata, Seven Times Salt, Boston Baroque, Renaissance Men, The Ashmont Bach Project, and Upper Valley Baroque. He was also named an American Scholar of VOCES8, one of the world’s most versatile vocal ensembles.

Corey holds degrees from Furman University and Bard College as well as a DMA in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from NEC. He is currently a member of both the NEC College and Prep School faculties as well as the Longy School of Music.

Daniel Fridley, bass, …