Ulrike Heider, born in Erlangen, Germany, studied at music conservatories in the Netherlands: church music and organ with Bert Matter and Hans van Nieuwkoop in Arnhem, choral and orchestral conducting with Jos Leussink and Tilo Lehmann in Zwolle and singing with Rebecca Stewart in Tilburg. At present, she is organist of the Haga Church, Göteborg, and teaches liturgical singing at the School of Music, Göteborg University.