Martin Jarvis (conductor)
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Martin Jarvis Ph.D. OAM
(born 17 September 1951, Ebbw Vale
, Wales
) is an Australia
n violin
ist and viola
player, founder of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra
, and associate professor and lecturer of music at Charles Darwin University
.
Jarvis founded the Darwin Symphony Orchestra
, which gave its first concert in 1989 - he continues as its artistic director. Jarvis is also an associate professor and lecturer of music at Charles Darwin University
.
(OAM) in the 2007 Australia Day
Honours.
composed the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
of her husband Johann Sebastian Bach
. Other academics such as Stephen Rose have responded that whilst Anna Magdalena may have contributed to the labours on his manuscripts, "there is not enough evidence to show that she single-handedly composed the Cello Suites."
Jarvis was awarded a PhD from Charles Darwin University based on his research, and presented his findings at an October 2008 meeting of the International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences in Melbourne
. Jarvis himself has acknowledged about his conclusions and about the general portrayal of Anna Magdalena Bach's role in music history, "My conclusions may not be wholly accurate, but the way in which tradition has put Anna Magdalena into this pathetic role ... is rubbish."
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 17 September 1951, Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
player, founder of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra
Darwin Symphony Orchestra
The Darwin Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, founded by Martin Jarvis.The DSO gave its first concert in 1989. The orchestra receives funding from the Northern Territory Government and support from private corporations and donors including Charles...
, and associate professor and lecturer of music at Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...
.
Personal and professional life
Jarvis was the third of five children, and the only boy, born to Dorothy and Bernard Jarvis. Bernard Jarvis was a police officer and eventually become a superintendent. Dorothy Jarvis had been an actress. He has been married three times; he and his third wife Erna have two children and he has three children from his previous marriages.Jarvis founded the Darwin Symphony Orchestra
Darwin Symphony Orchestra
The Darwin Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, founded by Martin Jarvis.The DSO gave its first concert in 1989. The orchestra receives funding from the Northern Territory Government and support from private corporations and donors including Charles...
, which gave its first concert in 1989 - he continues as its artistic director. Jarvis is also an associate professor and lecturer of music at Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...
.
Awards
Jarvis was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of AustraliaOrder of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(OAM) in the 2007 Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
Honours.
Research into Anna Magdalena Bach
Jarvis has controversially postulated, using handwriting analysis heuristics, that Anna Magdalena BachAnna Magdalena Bach
Anna Magdalena Bach was the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach.-Biography:...
composed the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
Cello Suites (Bach)
The Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello...
of her husband Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. Other academics such as Stephen Rose have responded that whilst Anna Magdalena may have contributed to the labours on his manuscripts, "there is not enough evidence to show that she single-handedly composed the Cello Suites."
Jarvis was awarded a PhD from Charles Darwin University based on his research, and presented his findings at an October 2008 meeting of the International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Jarvis himself has acknowledged about his conclusions and about the general portrayal of Anna Magdalena Bach's role in music history, "My conclusions may not be wholly accurate, but the way in which tradition has put Anna Magdalena into this pathetic role ... is rubbish."