David Leon Kaplan, CM SOM (December 12, 1923 – April 6, 2015) was a Chicago-born, U.S.-educated Canadian composer, university professor of music, performer, and conductor.
Kaplan credited his wartime service for exposing him to new musical styles, including jazz.
[3] 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.
[6] Kaplan arranged or composed pieces for woodwinds, including a series of 50 solos for school use written in 1985.
[2] Kaplan was responsible for preparing the Western Board of Music (WBM) woodwind syllabus in 1972.