In 1947, a 13-year-old boy from New Rochelle, NY came to Interlochen's National Music Camp because he was entranced by a photo of a young female harpist in the camp's brochure.Jerry Bilik didn't find the harpist that summer, but he did find a love of music that transformed his entire life.He originally enrolled in music composition course because the classroom's windows had a clear view of the girls' tennis courts. After hearing a performance of Mozart's Requiem that summer, Bilik fell in love with the power of music and decided to dedicate himself to it. He stopped looking out the windows during composition class and starting learning how to write music.As a college student, Bilik served as the chief composer and arranger for the University of Michigan Marching Band.Throughout his professional career, Bilik has parlayed his composition and arrangement skills into everything from television to figure skating to magic shows. He worked on music production staff for hit TV shows like "Charlie's Angels" and spent decades as a creative director for Disney on Ice. Now 90, Bilik remains an active composer and researcher. This year, he published a book about his former teacher Tibor Serly and Serly's original compositional method called "Modus Lascivus." He's also still creating arrangements for the University of Michigan Marching Band.Bilik recently spoke to Classical IPR about his life in music so far (he still has a lot of things left to do).