Faculty
Dr. Daniel G. Monek
Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Daniel G. Monek is an Associate Professor of Music and chair of the Edward E. MacTaggart Music department at Marietta College where he directs the Concert Choir, Women’s Choir, Oratorio Chorus, Men’s Ensemble, and Chamber Singers. In addition to his ensemble responsibilities, Dr. Monek teaches applied voice, conducting, and music history. He has received his Ph.D. in Music from Edinburgh University (Scotland) and holds degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance from the University of South Florida and the University of Florida. Dr. Monek has taught music in Florida’s public schools and was the founding Artistic and Musical Director of the New Edinburgh Orchestra in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He has served as the musical director of several churches, as Secretary/Treasurer for the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, as Chairman of Scotland for the Association of the British Choral Directors, and on the board of the Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association as the editor-in-Chief of Resound, the division’s newsletter. He currently serves on the board of the Ohio Choral Directors Association as their Conference Coordinator and is also a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Ohio Music Educators Association, College Music Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the Rotary Club of Marietta, OH.
Professor Marshall C. Kimball
Associate Professor of Music
Professor Marshall C. Kimball is serving as Director of Bands and Instrumental Activities at Marietta College, after completing a 30 year career as a band director in the State of Ohio. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree cum laude in Music Education and a Master of Music from Ohio University. Additional course work has been completed at Ashland University, VanderCook College of Music, Akron University, Illinois State University and Walsh University. He presently is a member of MENC, OMEA, Phi Beta Mu, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha, NEA, OEA, Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association, the Society for Music Teacher Education, and the College Band Directors National Association.
Professor Kimball's duties include: Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, all instrumental chamber ensembles including brass, woodwind and percussion ensembles, recital attendance, CMENC, applied percussion lessons and all instrumental music education courses in the Music Education degree. He currently serves as the chair of the Technology Advisory Group and on the college’s Wellness Committee. He has also served on the Curriculum Committee. In addition to his college responsibilities, Professor Kimball is in demand as a clinician and judge in the State of Ohio and Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, State of Washington, and Oklahoma. He judges solo and ensemble, concert band and marching band competitions. Currently serving as the State Advisor of the Ohio Collegiate Music Education Conference for the Ohio Music Education Association and is a member of the OMEA Professional Development Conference committee. He has served as the state chair for the Music Support Group of the Ohio Music Education Association and as the president of the Society of Alumni and Friends of the Ohio University School of Music.
Professor Kimball is presently conducting a research project on “Attitudes toward music ensemble participation in grades 5-12.” Research data will be presented at various state music association music conferences during the 2010-2011 school year.
Dr. Brent Yorgason
Assistant Professor of Music
Brent Yorgason is an Assistant Professor at Marietta College, where he teaches music theory. He has previously taught at Indiana University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He recently finished his Ph.D. in music theory at Indiana University; his dissertation is entitled "Dispersal, Downbeat Space, and Metric Drift: Aspects of Expressive Timing and Meter." In addition to studies of meter and performance, Brent's research interests include such diverse topics as Schenkerian analysis, machine metaphors in music, minimalism and postminimalism, music technology, and hymnology.
Brent is the Managing Editor of Music Theory Online and serves on the Networking committee of the Society for Music Theory. He has also worked extensively as a computer programmer, developing music pedagogical software such as ETDrill (ear training software), Music Fundamentals Online, and various timeliner and score annotation tools for the Variations2 digital music library project at Indiana University.
Brent teaches music theory, aural skills, music fundamentals, jazz history, world music, orchestration, and composition.
Merewyn Brasington
Staff Accompanist and Lecturer
Merewyn Brasington is the current staff pianist at Marietta College. She holds a B.M. in piano performance from East Texas Baptist University where she studied with Randall Sulton. She received her M.M. in collaborative piano from Baylor University where she was a student of Elvia Puccinelli. Ms. Brasington studied German Lieder at the University of Vienna in 2003. She was the winner of the 1998 Northwest Civic Orchestra Young Artist Competition, soloist with the Baylor Symphonic Band, and has traveled internationally accompanying several university choirs.
Merewyn is a private piano instructor at Marietta College and also teaches Aural Skills I and II along with her accompanying duties for the choirs and instrumental and vocal applied students.
