Floreta Shapiro (Cello), studied at the National Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania (BA), Southeastern Louisiana University (MM, Performance) and West Chester University (MM, Theory/Composition).  Performance credits include: Philadelphia Virtuosi, North Penn Symphony, Gulf Port Symphony, and Bucharest Philharmonic as well as performances at the Academy of Music, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Philadelphia, and at many cultural and historical sites in Pennsylvania and Louisiana.  Floreta is a fouding member of Liric String Quartet; advanced string quartet studies, Brevard.