Since 1995 he has studied composition privately with Franklin Cox (University of Maryland, United States of America), Bernd Asmus (Freiburg, Germany), January Kopp (Stuttgart, Germany) and John Palmer (University of Hertfordshire, England).
He has been studying harmony, counterpoint, form and orchestration since 1993. In 2001 he started composing his own music Until now Volker Ignaz Schmidt has composed several solo works for piano, cello, violin, flute, clarinet and trombone, a duo for two double-basses, a string trio, a string quartet, vocal pieces for female voices, songs and several works for chamber ensembles and orchestra.
Schmidt worked with performers like <belcanto> Solisten, New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Franklin Cox and Trio Mondala.
Some of his works have been published by the Simon Verlag Berlin and the Bellmann Verlag Halle.
Volker Ignaz Schmidt started composing in 1986 and has been a member of different rock and jazz bands playing piano, keyboards, trumpet as well as song writing.
