Education
He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and moved to New York City in 1984.
He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and moved to New York City in 1984.
In 1992 Kitzke formed his performing group Mad Coyote. His music has also been performed by the Milwaukee Symphony, the New Juilliard Ensemble, Essential, Present, Earplay, Zeitgeist, Guy Klucevsek, Margaret Leng Tan, ETHEL and Kathleen Supové. Kitzke has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Center, Meet the Composer, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and BMI. In 2004 and 2006 he visited the Randolph School in Wappingers Falls, New York to compose music for their shows.
He even put music to Allen Ginsberg"s poem Green Automobile, which was included on his most recent album (Innova Recordings, 2014).
He is a quarter Persian. Present, large mixed ensemble al Theatre.