He first studied piano with A. Dannevig (1923-25), then at the Oslo conservatory with Arild Sanvold (organ) and Nils Larsen (piano), and in Leipzig (1925-27) with Karl Straube, Robert Teichmüller and Fritz Reuter (composition). Besides his duties as organist at the cathedral of Tønsberg he was in charge of the local choir Cæciliaforeningen (1935-1969).
