Born in
Cincinnati, Wilke studied guitar and composition at the
College of Mount St. Joseph, and took his master's degree in guitar from the
University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory. He completed his
doctorate in Early Music Performance with an Emphasis on Historical Plucked Strings (lute, theorbo and guitar) at the
Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of
Paul O'Dette.
Composer Several of his compositions, including "Emperor Romulus Augustus, His Serious Funk" and "Diatribe," have been published by
Les Productions d'Oz in
Montreal,
Canada.
Performer Wilke has given solo recitals in Italy and Germany as well as the United States. He has taught at the
Guitar Foundation of America's Convention and the
American Musicological Society's Annual Meeting. His recordings have been featured on
Concertzender radio in the Netherlands, on Canadian Television, and such
NPR programs as
Classical Guitar Alive! and
Sunday Morning Baroque. ==Discography==