PAN ASIAN music initiative
About the initiative
The goal of the Pan Asian Music Initiative is to bring art songs by Asian composers to a wider audience. Many of these works have not yet been performed in the West. The repertoire will mainly include works composed within the last 100 years. The project will include performances, collaborations, and recordings, building bridges through music.
Expecting to become a lotus flower
等待着成为一朵红莲
Mallory Molina, Voice
Dr. Patricio Molina, Piano
Poem and Music: Lin Hua, 林华
English Translation
I sit quietly by the fresh water
In the expectation of becoming a lotus flower
To be cleansed of earthly traits in the sprinkle
And to stand in the eternal landscape
Ah, blessing the fantasies of living creatures
I'm expecting to become a lotus flower.
LEADERSHIP
MALLORY MOLINA is a Lyric Soprano and licensed Music Educator based in New Jersey. A Connecticut native, she graduated Magna Cum Laude as a double major in Music Education and Voice from the University of Connecticut. She has appeared in venues such as OPERA America, Carnegie Hall, and the Lincoln Center Library. Mallory has enjoyed several years of teaching Vocal and General Music in Connecticut and New Jersey public schools in many different classroom environments and age groups. Notably, in 2018 her choir won a statewide competition and appeared for a live performance on a national television network. Her driving philosophy as a teacher is that singing is for everyone.
Mallory actively serves many causes. She currently serves as Treasurer for the Pan Global Music Initiative, and is an active member of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. She is dedicated to promoting access to music education, and artistic programming that helps to redefine classical music in the modern age.
contact
If you are a composer of art songs and wish to share your music, or if you would like to get involved with the Pan Asian Music Initiative, please contact mallory@panglobalmusicinitiative.org.
We are seeking musicians, academics, advisors, and composers, and others who might lend their valued talent this special project. Please reach out today!