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Biographical Sketch - Short
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Col. John A. Brodie
- Education
- 1993-1996 Doctor of Musical Arts, Catholic University of America
- 1986-1988 Master of Music, Catholic University of America
- 1985 United States Armed Forces School of Music, Norfolk, Va.
- Accelerated graduation/promotion
- 1978-1982 Bachelor of Science, West Chester State University
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- Dissertation
- "The History of Music at the Virginia Military Institute from 1839 to the
Present"
- Director: Dr. Charles Gary
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- College and Public School Teaching and Conducting Experience
- December 1999-April 2000
- Duke of York's Royal Military School, Bandmaster and Instructor, Dover, Kent, United
Kingdom.
- 1988-present
- Director of Bands at the Virginia Military Institute. VMI is a four-year,
state-supported college located in the Shenandoah Valley. The Regimental Band consists of
120 cadets who appear in an average of over 150 performances annually. These
performances include parades, concerts, ceremonies, and pep band support of over 200 NCAA
Division I sporting events since 1988. During my tenure the unit has increased in size and
caliber, and has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. Units within the
Regimental Band include the VMI Pipes and Drums, est. 1996 (Bag Pipes). Concert band, est.
1990, brass ensemble, est. 1989, marching band, pep band, and "VMI Commanders"
jazz ensemble, as well as several small ensembles and quintets. Currently holds the rank
of Colonel corresponding to full Professor.
- 1991-present
- Trumpet and Horn Instructor/Adjunct Faculty at Washington and Lee University School of
Music. Duties include studio instruction of trumpet and horn students, guest conducting of
Wind Ensemble, assistant direction of Symphony Orchestra, and teaching of theory and
aurals classes.
- 1991-present
- Guest conducting of Regional, District, and County Bands at secondary and middle schools
throughout southwestern Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- 1989-present
- Director, The Institute Brass Quintet, Lexington, VA.
- 1993-1994
- Graduate Assistant Instructor of the "Cardinal Brass Quintet," the
undergraduate brass quintet at The Catholic University of America.
- 1982-1984
- Music Director of all instrumental, choral, general music and theory classes, K-12.
Granada School, Prowers County School District, Granada, Colorado.
- 1978-present
- Private studio trumpet and piano instruction, @120 pupils.
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- Conducting Instruction
- Mstislave Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra; David Fleisher, National Symphony
Orchestra.
Personal Awards and Affiliations
1999-VMI Achievement Medal; youngest member of VMI faculty awarded this medal
since its inception.
1992 Elected as Honorary Member of the VMI Class of 1992, presented with class ring
October 1991.
1991 VMI Distinguished Service Award, for outstanding contributions to the Institute,
presented by the Superintendent and the Board of Trustees of the VMI Foundation.
1989 Distinguished Alumnus Award of West Chester University, presented to WCU Alumni
for significant contributions to the music profession.
1987 Zachary Fisher Scholarship for graduate study.
1978 American Business Club Scholarship for undergraduate study.
- Military Awards
- Navy Achievement Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Meritorious Unit Citation
- National Defense Medal
- Three Meritorious Promotions
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- Military Experience
- 1984-1988 United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, "The Commandant's Own,"
Washington D.C., Section leader, soloist, field drill designer.
- 1985-1988 Drum Corps Clinician, United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps,
Annapolis, MD.
- 1985-1987 Marching Band Clinician, "Bands Over America" Festival, Annual
Clinic, Whitewater, WI.
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- Performance Experience
- 1999-2000 Principal Trumpet, Dover Symphony, Dover, England.
- 1988-present Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, Lexington, VA, principal trumpet and guest
soloist.
- 1996 Kusaga Wind Ensemble, Kusaga, Japan, Featured Guest Soloist
- 1995 Hunan State Symphony Orchestra, Chang Sha, Peoples Republic of China, Featured
Guest Soloist
- 1994 Washington and Lee University Wind Ensemble, Lexington, VA, Guest soloist in spring
concert and tour of Scandinavia.
- 1993 Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, Baku, Azerbaijan. Featured Guest Soloist.
- 1985-1988 United States Marine Corps, "The Commandant's Own," Washington, D.C.
Featured soloist in concert and drill appearances.
- 1983 Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Trumpet section
member.
- 1981 "Illinois Jaquet and the Allstars," Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France.
Trumpet section member.
- 1980-1982 Kennett Square Symphony, Kennett Square, PA. Co-principal trumpet and section
member.
- 1978-1982 "The West Chester Brass," Brass Quintet, West Chester, PA. Founder,
director, and principal trumpet.
- 1979-1982 Wind Ensemble and Brass Choir, West Chester State College, West Chester, PA.
Principal cornet and soloist.
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- Trumpet Instruction
- Adel Sanchez, David Flowers, National Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Laudermilch, Delaware
Symphony; Seymore Rosenfield, Philadelphia Orchestra.
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- Band Honors
- 2000-New York St. Patrick's Day Parade, New York, NY
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- 1995 Walt Disney World "International Magic Music Days Festival," Collegiate
Participant, Orlando, Florida
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- 1998-2000 VMI Pipes and Drums, Band of the Games Award Stone Mountain Highland Games,
Atlanta, Georgia.
1990-1994 Annual Harry Mendelson Award for the finest Military Band of the Endymion
Parade, the largest parade at Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1992 & 1996 First Place Band Trophy, 1992 & 1996 St. Patrick's Day Parade, New
York, NY
1989 VMI Regimental Band chosen to represent Virginia at the Bicentennial of the French
Revolution, Paris, France, 1989.
1983 Granada Marching Band, Class A-1, State Champions. Granada Concert Band I Rating,
State Contest.
1982-present Active member of MENC, VMEA, CBDNA, Kappa Delta Psi National Honor
Society, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honorary Society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional
Music Fraternity.
- Personal Information
- Col. Brodie is married to Dr. Laura Fairchild Brodie of Raleigh, North Carolina, and
they have three children, Julia, Rachel, and Kathryn.
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