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Jan Seiden’s moving and soulful eloquence speaks the language of the heart. Evocative music of flutes from the ancient Anasazi people and other more contemporary indigenous nations flow with themes of nature and global unity. Awarded First Place in the 2002 Musical Echoes Native American Cultural Gathering’s national flute players’ competition, Seiden has since shared stages with Grammy award winners Joanne Shenandoah, Mary Youngblood, Tito LaRosa, and with NAMA-winner Jeff Ball. She is featured soloist at the Baltimore American Indian Center’s powwow and Harrisburg, PA’s Kipona powwow. Recent performances include Zion Canyon Art and Flute Festival (Springdale, UT), Hood River, OR, and the Oklahoma Flute Festival. She is a 2006 recipient of the Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. Woodland Winds, Seiden’s solo CD, was a 2004 nominee for the Indian Summer Music Awards.
Ms. Seiden has appeared in interview on CNN Headline News / Comcast for her healing work with the Native American flute and as representing the International Center for Artistic Development. She has appeared on Maryland Public TV on several occasions and was most recently filmed in 2007 for a cable TV program on spirituality and healing in medicine. Ms. Seiden received the honor of playing the national anthem at the U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters at Fort Belvoir (Virginia) for the 2007 Native American Observance.
Jan has presented programs and lectured at institutions including the U.S. Dept. of Treasury, U.S. Dept. of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters at Fort Belvoir, VA, Andrews Air Force Base, the University of Virginia Art Museum, and the Strathmore Arts Foundation (MD). Her educational programs have been featured at organizations such as Marylhurst University (OR), Montgomery College (MD) and Andrews Air Force Base (MD).
Ms. Seiden shares the healing power of her flutes at national medical and environmental health conferences and as featured speaker at medical centers. She implemented a novel program of therapeutic music for hospital patients with neuromuscular diseases and traumatic brain injury at the Kernan Hospital and the Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine. She has also presented programs for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, George Washington University’s Center for Integrative Medicine, the National Children’s Medical Center in DC, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Jan’s work with individuals in process with chronic pain, emotional trauma, chronic and life-threatening illness teaches unique techniques for moving beyond stress and pain. Workshop and concert programs in 2005 for inner city at-risk youth in Washington, DC were funded specifically for Ms. Seiden in conjunction with the Washington Parks and People Organization by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the D.C. Arts Initiative.
Jan is most recently invited as Composer of original flute music and sound engineer of the soundtrack for the play, Te Ata, written by award-winning Chickasaw playwright JudyLee Oliva.
Seiden’s moving and soulful eloquence speaks the language of the heart. Her pure tones and technical mastery of the flute combine to create an inspiring and soulful state.
Her professional career includes a Master of Science degree from The Johns Hopkins University, 22 years in biomedical research and administrative management in the field of Integrative Medicine.
