composer music educator university professor
He first studied in Düsseldorf, then in Vienna.
He was appointed Professor of Guitar at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Deputy In 1998 and again in 2000 he was docent for guitar at the "Ferienkurse" / Internationales Musik-Institut Darmstadt. He has served since 1995 as Dean of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.