Andrea Rohlehr
(pronounced Rolair) “remembered” she could sing at the age of 3.

At 8 she began to play the piano.  Her first live audience heard her sing

‘The Christmas Song’ as a 7^th grader.  Andrea began performing with

local bands in St. Louis at the age of 17 and writing songs while in college.

While on a three month engagement in Osaka, Japan in 1991she began to seriously

study the flute.  Andrea is the author/illustrator/composer of music for a soon to be released children’s book, (There’s A Bug In The Tub!)   Writing credits also includes two

projects which she hopes to see brought to stage/screen in the near future.

Andrea, originally from St. Louis, Missouri is the eldest of three children of the late Arnold & Zadie
Martin.   She is a Parkway West Sr. High and University of Kansas

graduate with a Bachelor of Music Education.  (She also attended Webster Groves

High School).  At Columbia Middle School she taught vocal music and was briefly

a choir director at Lane Tabernacle Church before relocating to New York city to pursue a professional music career.

Other accomplishments since the NY relocation include the following:

*teaching vocal music at The New School for Social Research

* artist in residency for several years with Young Audiences/New York/song/lyric writing workshops and live performances

*has both music and artwork featured on several of The Songwriter’s Guild of America/New York CD’s

*freelance performer for numerous music ensembles/venues/private events

To date Andrea and husband/music partner James a.k.a. äj are enjoying the release of their 6^th independent CD , “Evolution”.   Andrea is also the proud mother of two children

Brianna and James.