Sorin Lerescu (b.1953) studied composition with Tiberiu Olah and Anatol Vieru at the National University of Music in Bucharest. He has composed across the genres, and has had his music performed in many European countries and Australia. His music is available through a number of publishing houses including Music Edition (Romania), Carciofoli (Switzerland), and Lucian Badian Editions (Canada). Lerescu has a PhD in musicology from the 'Gh. Dima' Music Academy in Cluj, Romania. He currently teaches counterpoint and composition at the Faculty of Music, Spiru Haret University.