Education
Surges studied at the Episcopial School for Church Music, Aachen and Conservatoire Cologne, Department Aachen. He took his following exams:
- Cantor-exam (called A-exam)
- Diploma in Music Pedagogy (Organ)
- Diploma of the Artistic final-exam, main subject organ
- Diploma in Music Pedagogy (note-setting)
He took further lessons in composition with Tilo Medek.
He completed international master classes resp. music academies, e.g. by Jean Guillou, Piet Kee, Guy Bovet, Harald Vogel, Monserrat Torrent.
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