Livia Teodorescu-Ciocnea (b. 1959) studied composition at National University of Music with Myriam Marbe and Anatol Vieru. She studied for her PhD in composition at the University of Huddersfield (England) with financial assistance from the Romanian Government. Teodorescu-Ciocnea is currently on the academic staff at the National University of Music teaching musical analysis. She has written theatrical, orchestral, concertos, chamber and solo works, and has had her scores performed across Europe and in Australia.