Editing David L. Kaplan (composer) (section)

==Life and education==
Dr. Kaplan was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1923 to a musical family. Kaplan's father, Joshua Samuel, played [[euphonium]] in a Russian army band, eventually settled in Chicago, where he played in brass bands and became a general practitioner. His mother, Nettie (née Lurie), born in Lithuania, was a piano student. Kaplan took piano lessons in elementary school and switched to the clarinet in high school, where he joined the band and discovered his love of music. He wrote his first symphony at 14.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/david-kaplan-a-teacher-who-bridged-worlds-through-music/article24359733/|title=David Kaplan: A teacher who bridged worlds through music|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2017-03-13|language=en-ca}}</ref>

He served with the U.S. military during the Second World War, from 1942 to 1946. During that time he played in a Special Services branch under the command of Major [[Wayne King]], who was known then as the Waltz King of America. Kaplan credited his wartime service for exposing him to new musical styles, including jazz.<ref name=":1" />

He received a Bachelor of Music from [[Roosevelt University]] in 1948, a Master of Music from [[Oberlin College]] in 1950 and a Doctor of Music from [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] in 1978.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-l-kaplan-emc|title=David L. Kaplan|work=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=2017-03-13|language=en}}</ref>

Kaplan retired in the 1990s.<ref>[http://cjme.com/story/saskatoon-music-icon-david-kaplan-dies/546584 Obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084111/http://cjme.com/story/saskatoon-music-icon-david-kaplan-dies/546584 |date=2016-03-04 }} on [[CJME]] website, [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatoon]]</ref> He died in his Saskatoon home on April 6, 2015, aged 91, survived by his second wife, Suzanne, two sons and a daughter, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?n=david-kaplan&pid=174586323&fhid=6664 Obituary on legacy.com], retrieved April 8, 2015</ref>