Jerry Bilik’s Musical education began at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, then, at the University of Michigan, and by private instruction from Tibor Serly, the principal student and friend of Bela Bartok. He has arranged and composed extensively for dozens of major Universities, for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he served in the U.S. Army, for major films and television productions, and most recently for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, and the touring shows of Disney on Ice, and Disney Live!
Filmography
1969 – My Side of the Mountain (Arranger: “Baby Elephant Walk”)
1979 – The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (Music Coordinator)
1979 – Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey TV Special (Music Supervisor)
1988 – Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey TV Special (Music Supervisor)
1996 – The Wizard of Oz on Ice (Composer/Writer/Co-Executive Producer)
1997 – Vegas Vacation (Writer: “Bless Us All”)