Born in Hachenburg in the Westerwald,[1] Schröder received instructions in piano and composition from age 12, and began learning the organ a year later.

[8] Schröder pursued a doctor's degree, beginning in 2019, in music theory at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz, supervised by Birger Petersen [de].

[4] He chose for his first choral concert on 3 October 2022 Verdi's Messa di Requiem in an arrangement for small ensemble.

The Chor von St. Bonifatius performed with soloists Talia Or, Silvia Hauer, Sung Min Song and Johannes Hill, and members of the Hessisches Staatsorchester.

[14] The Elberfelder Requiem was written for a commission to write contemporary settings for the Latin liturgical chants for All Souls' Day.