Chinese music initiative

About the initiative

The goal of the Chinese Music Initiative is to bring Chinese art songs to a wider audience. Most of these works have not been performed in the West. The repertoire will mainly include works composed within the last 100 years. The project will focus on creating a new audience for Chinese art songs through performance 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 and Pi Beta Phi International Women’s Fraternity. She is dedicated to promoting access to music education, and artistic programming that helps to redefine classical music in the modern age.

Mallory has had a lifelong interest in Chinese language, history, and culture. The Chinese Music Initiative marries two of her greatest passions.

contact

联系我们

If you are a composer of Chinese art songs and wish to share your music, or if you would like to get involved with the Chinese Music Initiative, please contact mallory@panglobalmusicinitiative.org.

如果您是中国艺术歌曲的创作者并希望分享您的音乐,或者您想参与中国音乐倡议,请联系 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!

我们正在寻找音乐家、学者、顾问、作曲家以及其他可能为这个特殊项目贡献其宝贵才华的人。请今天联系我们!