He was editorial secretary of the
Sohlman Dictionary of Music between 1972–1978 and defended his thesis in 1988 at the
University of Gothenburg. On 11 May 1993, he was elected 887th member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music and was its research officer since 1991. In 2013, he published a biography books about
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, one of the most famous Swedish national romantic composers. == Publications ==