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Musician in our Midst Samuel Dolin sv ALLA~ PuLKER Gary Kulesha, now composer-adviser with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, who studied with Dolin from 1972 to 1978. calls him "the most influential teacher [of composition] in Canada. He was very strict - he would give you an assignment to do something in a certain way. If what you did departed in any way, he would show you the door and tell you not to come l?ack until you had done exactly what he had asked. It happened to me! What lay behind this was his recognition that a composer needed complete understanding of traditional practice. He demanded this of his students, and not until they had gained it would he allow them to try out their own ideas. At the same time, he never imposed any particular style on anyone, which is one reason why his former students include people wor!png in many different musical genres. Not only did he give me my basic technique, he shaped me more than anyone else. I cannot overstate this - I would not be who I am if I had not studied with Sam Dolin." In 1945 Dolin became a teacher of piano, theory and composition at the Toronto Conservatory of Music (now the Royal Conservatory of Music). While teaching there he continued his studies in composition and piano with John Weinzweig, Weldon Kilburn, Reginald Godden, E. Robert Schmitz and Ernst Krenek, and in 1958 he, received his doctorate in composition. Dolin started the electronic music lab at the Royal Conservatory in 1966, developed the ARCT program in composition in the early' '70's, and produced the first two recipients of the diploma, Roman Toi, who still teaches at the RCM and Michael Pepa, (whose Les Amis Series will be featuring~ number of Dolin's compositions). The liner notes of the 1968 recording of his violin sonata say "Dolin's reputation as teacher has grown so rapidly in recent years ... that his merit as a composer tends to be overlooked." According to Les Amis' Michael Pepa, Dolin "has probably produced more Canadian composers than the Faculty of Music." His former students include many active professional composers - Brian Cherney, Barbara Croall, Mary Gardiner, Steven Gellman, Paul Hoffert, Lorraine Johnson, Moe Koffman, Gary Kulesha, Larysa Kuzmenko, Michel Longtin, John Mills Cockell, Syd cRabinowitch, Eric Robe!fson, Ann Southam, Ben Steinberg, Ruth Watson Henderson, and Jack Zaza, to mention a few. Pepa also says of Dolin that while he is an icon in the musical life of the city and the country, he is also an outsider, in the sense that his work is not often performed (according to Pepa, because Dolin does not pursue performance opportunities). As an example, the performance by Alexander Tselyakov on January 17 of Dolin's Toccata Vivace will be its world premiere. The piece was wljtten in 1950 and revised in -1989. (When Tselyakov asked Dolin about performing it, the composer had forgotten about it completely!) At the age of 81, Dolin still teaches two days a week at the Conservatory, travelling all the way from his home near Penetang. There can be no doubt that Sam Dolin transcends George Bernard Shaw's facile adage that "those who can, do and those who can't, teach". He is a most capable composer with a real calling to teach--passing on his craft to those with the discipline to receive what he has to offer. The difference he has made, and continues to make, to this pountry's musical life is profound. Musicians in Our Midst is photographed by Michael Shaw, Ashley & Crippen Photographers 200 Davenport Road, Toronto (416) 925-2222 7111 .- mUSIC gallery dece~nber199B -ljanua --ry"l999 HI 14 REMEMBERED Sunday December 6, 4pm HAMPTON AVENUE Tuesday + Wednesday Decemfler 8 + 9 RING CYCLE Thursday, December 10 GRAEME KIRKLAND Saturday, December 12 GEORDIE MACDONALD Saturday, January 16 TORONTO IMPROVISED MUSIC SERIES Tuesday, January 19, ·JOHN FARAH Thursday, January 21 TORONTO IMPROVISED MUSIC SERI~S Friday, January 22 THE BURDOCKS Sunday, January 31 RING CYCLE Friday,· January 29 www.interlog.com/ -musicgal ----- - --------- ----- ------ ----- -- 179 Richmond Street West west of universitY avenue • All performances begin at Bpm unless indicated otherwise For tickets+ information call416.l04.1080 TORONTO'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CONCERT LISTING SOURCE
