His comments about Maggie are often extremely funny, though sometimes with an undertow of misogyny and deep disapproval. I’ve much enjoyed discovering, too, how amusing he was. So that’s where I have begun in inhabiting the fascinating, and as I learnt, complex character of Edward Heath. As we withdrew to park ourselves near the door he turned to us and, with immense charm and his familiar widening smile, announced: ‘Thank you so much. With the help of the manageress, Ros and I relinquished ours. He hadn’t booked and he and his eight young musician companions needed a table. He suddenly arrived at a wine-bar/restaurant where my wife and I were dining. I once had the pleasure of actually meeting him. So if, as ‘Ted’ I ever wanted to question a line or speech in the drama, ie ‘Would Heath ever say this? Michael is likely to reply ‘Well he did, I was there!’ Haha! He has based so much of his play on personal recollections. The author Michael McManus was Ted’s Private Secretary. Very funny! Surprisingly moving at times. Has playing Ted changed your understanding of Sir Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher? And do you think Ted was entitled to his “Incredible Sulk”? “Yes, it’s an extraordinary play. Working title – ‘If Music Be The Food - a history of musical and culinary art’ (early research stage)Ģ012, The Transmission and Filiations of the Six Cello Suites, Stringendo, Journal of the Australian String Association, RefereedĢ011 ‘Written By Mrs Bach’ monograph HarperCollins ABC BooksĢ011 ‘A Forensic Handwriting Examination of Manuscripts attributed to J S and A M Bach’ International Graphonomics Society Conference ProceedingsĢ011 ‘The influence of the use of a quill pen on a scribe’s ability to accurately copy a music manuscript’ International Graphonomics Society Conference ProceedingsĢ011 ‘Who wrote the Cello Suites?’ Limelight ABC PublicationsĢ011 ‘The Case of Mrs Bach’ book chapter ‘Cold Case Files’ by Liz Porter Macmillan, AustraliaĢ010, An Investigation of the Music-calligraphy of Johann Sebastian and Anna Magdalena Bach’ Journal of Forensic Document Examination, USAĢ008, ‘The 1720 Autograph – is it what it appears to be?’, Stringendo, Journal of the Australian String Association, Refereed (as per Ulrich)Ģ008, ‘The Application of Forensic Document Examination Techniques to the Writings of J.Working title –‘The Cyclic Scale System for String Players’.Working title – ‘The Darwin Symphony Orchestra - A personal history’ (for publication in 2013).Research interests Current research and publications in preparation One notable performance was the award-winning event on a floating pontoon in Katherine Gorge.
His creativity and dedication led to the introduction of outdoor symphonies in remote locations, the first of its kind in the NT. Professor Jarvis has won awards for his contibution to the Australian culture in particular the Northern Territory. He teaches viola, violin, conducting, and lectures in both ‘Modernity’ and ‘Creative Practice’, as well as artistically directing the Darwin Symphony Orchestra. His dedication to his craft has enabled him to travel the world with several orchestra, which also gave him the opportunity to study under many prestigous musicians.Īfter completing music education he moved to Darwin and joined CDU. Professor Jarvis' muscial life started at the age of 14. Well known in the wider community as the creator of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, he brings than 35 years of industry experience to the School Creative Arts and Humanities. Professor Martin Jarvis' work in music education is highly regarded in the Northern Territory.