Jerry H. Bilik (born October 7, 1933 in

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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. Serly was the son of Lajos Serly, a pupil of Franz Liszt and a composer of songs and operettas in the ...

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 H ...

. He received a B.M.E. degree and a M.M. degree from the

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, 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

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Jerry Bilik Music website - maintained by Jerry Bilik
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