Jan Mark Sloman enjoys a multi-faceted life in music. As a violinist, he has had a distinguished career in leadership positions of string sections of orchestras in the United States and around the world. Based in Dallas, where he has long held the title of Principal Associate Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Sloman has also spent extended periods of time internationally as concertmaster of orchestras in Florence, Italy, Lugano and Geneva, Switzerland, and Melbourne, Australia.

In the United States, he has been guest concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He has worked with many of the world's most prominent conductors, including Carlos Kleiber, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Chailly.

In the past two decades, Mr. Sloman's attention has increasingly turned to teaching. He has a large private studio at his home and for nine years taught both collegiate undergraduate and graduate students as an adjunct professor of violin. Mr. Sloman has recently taught and given master classes in both Europe and China.

In 1997, he founded The Institute for Strings, an educational program that has chamber music as its primary focus. Experienced professional musicians teach TIFS students the technical and interactive musical skills that provide these dedicated string students a solid foundation for the performing experience. The success of Mr. Sloman's students at major conservatories and competitions has brought him not only statewide recognition, including Texas Music Teacher of the Year in 2004 by the Texas Music Teachers Association, but also an increasing national presence as a teacher and mentor of the next generation of string players.

Jan Sloman was named YoungArts 2010 Performing Arts Educator of the Year, by The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.