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Radmila Jandrich-Neal is the second of four daughters born to Lazar and Marija Jandrich. Her parents were refugees from war torn Yugoslavia. Rada and her sister Sonja were born in refugee camps in Germany. Rada's mother's diary recounts the 48 hour passage from Germany to New York in Jan. 1951. With the help of the Serbian Church the family began their life in America via Chicago and then to East Chicago, Indiana. Rada's father began his life's work at Inland Steel and was the backbone of the family. Two more daughters. Ljubinka and Nada, were added to the mix while Rada's mom continued to pursue whatever she set her mind to or put her hands on.In 1957 Rada's neighbors offered their Gulbransen piano to Rada's family. They were moving and thought it a burden to take along. This would be the beginning of Rada's discovery of her love for the piano. She eventually received a Bachelor of Music from the School of Music @ Indiana University, Bloomington, In. What she never realized she would do would be to write and record piano music. That did not begin until the year 2003. To date she has recorded 8 cds of piano music. To hear her music visit and read more bio please visit her website www.pianopassions.com.