Dolores Claman

Dolores Claman
BornDolores Olga Claman
(1927-07-06)July 6, 1927
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedJuly 17, 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 94)
Spain
Occupationcomposer and pianist
NationalityCanadian

Dolores Olga Claman (July 6, 1927 – July 17, 2021)[1] was a Canadian composer and pianist. She is best known for having composed the 1968 theme song for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Hockey Night In Canada show, known simply as "The Hockey Theme", which many consider Canada's unofficial second national anthem.[2][3][4][5] She is also known for "A Place to Stand", the tune that accompanied the film of the same name at Montreal's Expo 67 Ontario pavilion.[6] This is regarded as Ontario's de facto provincial anthem.[6][7]

  1. ^ Dolores Claman, Hockey Night in Canada Theme Composer Dies
  2. ^ Rolfson, Erik (25 September 2008). "Hear the new version of Canada's unofficial national anthem: The Hockey Theme". The Province. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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  4. ^ French, Cameron (5 June 2008). "Canada's "Hockey Night" theme song on thin ice". Reuters. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ ""THE HOCKEY THEME" TO BE HONOURED AT SOCAN'S NIGHT IN CANADA". Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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  7. ^ "'A Place to Stand:' Ontario's unofficial anthem gets a makeover". CBC News. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.