Vera Schnider was born in 1986 in Lucerne. She studied harp at the Lucerne Conservatory of Music with Xenia Schindler and in Detmold with Godelieve Schrama. The focus of her energies lies in contemporary music. She is a founding member of ensemble proton bern as well as alumnus of the international ensemble academies run by Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Boswil. In collaboration with composers such as Kaija Saariaho, Vladimir