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Jan Seiden: Native American style and World Flutes
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. A 2006 recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council and First Place winner
of the 2002 Musical Echoes Native American Cultural Gathering’s national flute players’ competition, Seiden has
performed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and many other concert stages across the
U.S. Woodland Winds, Seiden’s solo CD, was a 2004 nominee for the Indian Summer Music Awards. Memory of
Time, released in 2008, was nominated for the 2009 Indian Summer Music Awards and the NAMA (Native
American Music Awards). This landmark recording is the first Anasazi flute release by a female artist. Her Te Ata
Soundtrack project was funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation and Smithsonian’s NMAI.
Media appearances include interviews on CNN Headline News / Comcast for her healing work with the Native
American flute and as representing the International Center for Artistic Development. Jan has appeared on
Maryland Public TV on several occasions and was filmed in 2007 for a cable TV program on spirituality and healing
in medicine. She has performed and presented programs at international peace through commerce and
humanitarian conferences such as the InterAction Gala and at federal agencies including the U.S. Dept. of Treasury,
U.S. Dept. of Justice, the DEA where she was 2008 Keynote Speaker, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters at Fort Belvoir, VA, and Andrews Air Force Base. Her cultural
enrichment and educational programs have been featured at organizations such as the University of Virginia Art
Museum, the Strathmore Arts Foundation (MD), Marylhurst University (OR), Montgomery College (MD) and
Andrews Air Force Base (MD). 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 and 2008 Native American Observances.
Ms. Seiden shares the healing power of her flutes at national medical and environmental health conferences and as
featured speaker at medical centers. She has presented programs for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, George
Washington University’s Center for Integrative Medicine, The National Children’s Medical Center in DC, Kernan
Hospital, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 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.
Ms. Seiden holds a Master of Science degree from the Johns Hopkins University, and is owner, producer of
FluteJourneyTM Records. She has served as producer and sound engineer for a variety of projects, including:
Soundtrack for the DVD slideshow, Triloka, an honoring of the Nations by Marie Wray; Nurturing Mindfulness
Meditation CD with Amy Bloom Connolly, MS; a Meditation CD with Dr. Gillilan, Chief of Cardiology, St. Agnes
Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and soundtrack for the Chickasaw play, Te Ata. She served as Producer’s Consultant for
“Two Trees” by Jewer/Mitran, who work for Harpo Productions (the Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz shows).
Ms. Seiden is composer, recording artist and producer of the soundtrack for the Chickasaw Indian play, Te Ata.
Funding for Ms. Seiden's work was provided by the Ford Foundation’s Expressive Arts Program in partnership
with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and award-winning Chickasaw playwright
JudyLee Oliva. Performances in 2012 included Oklahoma City University and the NMAI.