Commandant - Corps of Cadets

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

Dissertation
"The History of Music at the Virginia Military Institute from 1839 to the Present"
Director: Dr. Charles Gary

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.

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

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.

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.

Trumpet Instruction
Adel Sanchez, David Flowers, National Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Laudermilch, Delaware Symphony; Seymore Rosenfield, Philadelphia Orchestra.

Band Honors
2000-New York St. Patrick's Day Parade, New York, NY

1995 Walt Disney World "International Magic Music Days Festival," Collegiate Participant, Orlando, Florida

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.