The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts welcomes the following new faculty.
Marques Garrett is assistant professor of music in choral activities in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
Garrett was most recently the director of choral activities at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Hampton University where he graduated magna cum laude. He received his Ph.D. in music education at The Florida State University this spring.
As a conductor, Garrett has worked with noted choirs such as the Hampton University Concert Choir, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Sanctuary Choir (Memphis, Tennessee), and Bennett College Choir (Greensboro, North Carolina).
Throughout college, he competed and placed in various vocal competitions. He has sung at various churches as a baritone soloist.
Garrett began composing and arranging while at Hampton University. His compositions have been performed by collegiate and professional choirs nationwide. His compositions and arrangements are published with G. Schirmer, Hinshaw Music, Mark Foster Music Corporation, GIA Publications, Walton Music Corporation and Santa Barbara Music Publishing.
Garrett holds membership in the American Choral Directors Association; American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; National Association for the Study and Performance of African-American Music; and National Association of Negro Musicians.
Danni Gilbert is associate professor of practice in music education in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
Prior to her appointment at Nebraska, Gilbert served as assistant professor of music at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. While at Doane, she taught courses in music education, supervised practicum and student teaching field experiences, and directed the pep band. In addition, Gilbert teaches online graduate music education courses for Kent State University. Formerly, Gilbert has held positions at Iowa Western Community College, the College of Saint Mary, and Blair Community Schools.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Gilbert received her bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She received her master’s degree in saxophone performance and her Ph.D. in music education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Active in various forms of creativity and research, Gilbert’s articles have been published in journals such as the Journal of Research in Music Education, the Music Educators Journal, the Journal of Music, Technology and Education, and the Arts Education Policy Review. She also enjoys presenting at professional conferences, and her work has been most recently accepted at the NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference as well as the International Society for Technology in Education international conference.
Gilbert’s research interests include adapting music instruction for the 21st century, using technology to enhance teaching and learning for all students, increasing student motivation in school music programs, and strengthening music teacher preparation. In addition, Gilbert has performed as a saxophonist with the Omaha Symphony since 2009.
Jacqueline Mattingly is assistant professor of practice in music. Mattingly was previously lecturer of music history. She will continue in her role as chief advisor for the B.A. and B.M. degrees. Her teaching this year will include the new course she has developed, Arts Alive at Nebraska, which will introduce students to live performances and works of art across campus, in the community and in Nebraska.
Prior to coming to Nebraska, Mattingly served as Director of Instrumental Activities at the University of North Carolina Asheville, where she directed the string ensemble, concert band and pep band, and taught applied horn. Previous teaching positions also include lectuer of music at Western Carolina University and assistant professor of music at Dickinson State University.
She earned a doctorate of music in horn performance from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, a master of music in horn from the University of Calgary, and a bachelor of music from Brandon University in Canada. She has also studied horn at the Banff Centre of the Fine Arts. She has performed professionally with numerous orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo performances. Mattingly currently serves as the Nebraska Representative to the International Horn Society.
Ann Marie White is assistant professor of practice in voice/movement/acting in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
White is a performer, voice coach and director. Prior to coming to Nebraska, White spent last year coaching the students at the College Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati. She has also taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London; the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales, U.K.; North Central College in Naperville, Illinois; and DePaul University and Roosevelt University in Chicago.
She was scheduled to complete her Master of Fine Arts in vocal studies at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London in July. She received her Master of Music in vocal performance at Texas Tech University, and her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from George Mason University.
Highlights from her performance career include singing with the National Philharmonic and directing, choreographing and performing Piazzola’s Maria de Buenos Aires. She is currently conducting research to address the integration of voice use into educator preparation programs for public school teachers as “at-risk professional voice users.”