 A musical virtuoso by the age of 13, Bilik composed more than 50 pieces of music, which run the gamut from popular ballads to marches to his 'Symphony for Band,' (copyright 1972) and dedicated to Tibor Serly.His concert march "Block M" has been voted by band composers as one of the top 100 marches of all time.He wrote the "M Fanfare" which is usually played by the University of Michigan marching band prior to their playing the famous fight song "The Victors."