Jerry H. Bilik (born October 7, 1933 in
New Rochelle
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,
New York
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, United States)
is an American composer, arranger,
songwriter,
conductor,
and director of stage productions.
Bilik studied with
Tibor Serly
Tibor Serly (; Losonc, Kingdom of Hungary, 25 November 1901 – London, 8 October 1978) was a Hungarian violist, violinist, and composer.
Life
Serly was the son of Lajos Serly, a pupil of Franz Liszt and a composer of songs and operettas in ...
who had been a student of
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hunga ...
.
He received a
B.M.E. degree and a
M.M. degree from the
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
, which counts Bilik among its notable alumni.
Bilik composed ''Symphony for Band'', in 1971, which he dedicated to Serly and published in 1972.
He also composed the "M Fanfare."
He has served as Vice President of creative development for
Disney on Ice
Walt Disney's World on Ice is a series of touring ice shows produced by Feld Entertainment's Ice Follies And Holiday on Ice, Inc. division under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure ska ...
.
References
External links
*
Jerry Bilik Music website - maintained by Jerry Bilik
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1933 births
20th-century American classical composers
21st-century American classical composers
American male classical composers
Living people
Musicians from New Rochelle, New York
University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni
Classical musicians from New York (state)
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians