Born in 1942 in Albernau im Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. During school years piano and organ lessons.
Upon completion of university entry qualifications (Abitur) studies for religious music in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. Worked as choir master and organist at the St. Marien Parish Church in Güstrow/Mecklenburg, later as the county religious music administrator in Ballenstedt/Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. Director of various choirs. After a 10 year period as a freelance teacher for piano at the county music school in Quendlinburg, Saxon-Anhalt, hired full-time as a teacher for piano and music theory. Since 2004 retired and increasingly involved in compositional activities.