Margrit Schenker born 1954 in Marbach, Switzerland.
Living in Zurich, Schenker is a singer, composer, organ player, performance artist and piano teacher. She completed a one year residency at the Pauline Oliveros Foundation (now Deep Listening Institute) in Kingston N.Y.

Compositions include 50 SONGS short pieces for accordion, voice, performance premiered by the composer at the Pauline Oliveros Foundation,
GESCHICHTEN for women’s choir – premiered in Zuerich, Furore edition Kassel Germany, BENEDICTA scenario for choir, masks, instruments and soprano premiered in Basel, Furore edition Kassel
BAUMKLANG piano pieces for students, Furore edition Kassel
KRAK CD with the Swiss clarinet player Valentin Vecellio
SPIEL for soprano, flute, organ and speaker premiered in Karthause Ittingen Switzerland, that gave birth to the sky for alto and 10 string guitar. Premiere in september 2005 in Zuerich and Klagelieder for voice and percussion which premiered in 2007at St. Martin Effretikon.