Background
She is the daughter of (Johannes Clemens) Joseph Ahrens (1904–1997), a German composer and organist. Aherns studied music and composition under her father.
She is the daughter of (Johannes Clemens) Joseph Ahrens (1904–1997), a German composer and organist. Aherns studied music and composition under her father.
After she completed her studies, she was an organist of Salvator-Kirche and professor of organ at Essen.
She is author of a book on Messiaen organ music Das Orgelwerk Messiaens, Gilles University Francke (1968), ASIN: B0007JD6XM.