hiː wʌz ɔːɹdˈeɪnd dˈiːkən ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ænd hɐz sˈɜːvd æz ɐn ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌɪst ɪn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ɪn ˈɑːsloʊ ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ.
He was ordained deacon of music in 1975, and has served as an organist in a number of churches in Oslo and elsewhere.