Glenn Crytzer was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 13, 1980. His works have been included on programs by the the Trio Bel Canto, the Duo Petrarca, The Alazan Trio, the Florida State University Saxophone Quartet, the Greater Cleveland Flute Society, and the SCI/LICA New Music Festival, as well as by numerous other performers in both in the US and abroad.

Nocturne Fantasy, Crytzer’s first orchestral work, received a Student Composer Award in 2005 from the BMI Foundation as well as an honorable mention in the New York Youth Symphony’s 2006 ‘First Music’ competition.  Mr. Crytzer was also named a finalist in the 2006 SCI Student Commissioning Project Competition for his work, In Stride, a jazz violoncello solo.  Crytzer’s commissions include works for the Duo Petrarca, the Trio Bel Canto, the Musicians’ Concert Band, The Hachidori Duo, the Orchestra of the Pines, cellist Joshua Roman, and bassist Craig Wensell.

Crytzer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from the Florida State University and a Master's Degree in Music Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His principal teachers have included Samuel Jones, Ladislav Kubik, Margaret Brouwer, and Samuel Adler at the Freie Universität Berlin.  Mr. Crytzer is a member of Broadcast Music Inc., the Society of Composers Inc., the National Association of Composers, Chamber Music America, The American Music Center, and the Northeast Ohio Early Jas Society. He currently resides in Seattle, WA.