Samuel Dolin

Samuel Joseph Dolin (22 August 1917 – 13 January 2002) was a Canadian composer, music educator, and arts administrator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a founding member of the Canadian League of Composers (CLC), he served as the CLC’s vice president from 1967 to 1968, and president from 1969 to 1973. He was also vice-president of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) from 1972 to 1975, and chairman of the ISCM’s Canadian Chapter from 1970 to 1974. From 1945 to 2001, he taught music composition, music theory, and piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music, where he trained dozens of notable Canadian composers. Early career and education Born in Montreal, Dolin received his early musical training in his native city, where he studied piano and music theory with Tania and Vladmir Elgart, Vladimir Emenitov, and Stanley Gardner. In the late 1930s, he entered the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1942. From 1942 to 1945, he taught music at Trinity College School and was also music supervisor for the public schools in Durham and Northumberland counties in Ontario. In 1945, Dolin began graduate studies in music composition un