Arbella News

11 Apr

SoundSport Practices now 1-4 on Sundays!!

GUYS!  Don't forget, Sunday practices are now changing to 1-4...

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11 Apr

Thank You

...and like that, the Winter Guard season is over! THANK YOU Thank...

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26 Mar

SOUNDSPORT: No practice on April 1st! It’s Easter!

Forgot to mention on Sunday - next Sunday, April 1st,...

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February 2018 Calendar Raffle now available online

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18 Feb

Arbella Independent & BU Winterguard Joint Stretch

A big "Thank You" to Stephen Girard for inviting the...

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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

— Aristotle

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23 Jan

Protected: Meeting Minutes January 23 2018

Appologies: Linda and Kim, Medley Present: Sue, Joel, Lauren PRESIDENT Taxes YE...

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23 Jan

Brass Essentials by James Morrison

Members, probably the best and most simple explanation of some...

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Dropbox link for Music

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10 Jan

1st SOUNDSPORT INFO AND READING NIGHT

We will be hosting our first informational session and music...

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28 Nov

Beverly 70th Holiday Parade!

We want to thank all of those who came out...

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07 Nov

Protected: Meeting Minutes – 10-29-2017

Arbella Independent Minutes October 29, 2017 9:30 Hastings House, Beverly Farms PRESENT:  President, Lauren...

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05 Nov

Arbella Soundsport Open House set for Sunday November 12, 2017

Our first meeting of Arbella Soundsport is set for Sunday,...

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29 Oct

Arbella Independents Announces Our 2018 Production

We are extremely excited to announce our 2018 production for...

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29 Oct

BOD Meeting Minutes – Oct 29 2017

 Arbella Independent Minutes October 29, 2017 9:30 Hastings House, Beverly Farms     PRESENT:  President, Lauren...

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Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.

— Oscar Wilde

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26 Sep

2018 Colorguard Auditions/Open-house

The staff was quite pleased with talent in the gym...

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24 Sep

Protected: Meeting Minutes – 20170925

Present: Medley Long Joel Dube Sue Prideaux Linda O'Connor Kim McCoy Philip Brooks Lauren Poussard Agenda approved ...

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18 Sep

Arbella to enter DCI SOUNDSPORT arena in 2018

Arbella Corps is excited to announce Arbella SoundSport, a performing...

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30 Aug

August Spin Camp Completes our Summer Sessions!

We want to thank Cameron Cary, Meghan Root, and Tyrone...

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01 Aug

JULY Spin Camp A SUCCESS!

Our clinicians Nicole Bussard and Cameron Carey were so very...

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07 Jul

Cardinals Alumni and Arbella Independent serve up some grub to Colts Drum & Bugle Corps

We were fortunate to have the Colts Drum and Bugle...

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07 Jul

Arbella Independent and Colts DBC March in Beverly Farms Horribles Parade and Beanpot Invitational July 4th

Phew! What a day the 4th was!! It started with a...

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25 Jun

June Spin Camp-A SUCCESS!

We are extremely pleased with the outcome of our first...

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23 Jun

Arbella All-Girl Champs Wisconsin 1981 footage

So this little video snippet came up on the Madison...

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20 Jun

4th of July Events with Arbella Independent

Our official season is over, but it's never really over...

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06 Jun

Thank you to EASTERN BANK for your generous support

A huge THANK YOU to the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation...

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23 Apr

Arbella Independent 2017 Season Recap

Contest Place Score 1.28 NESBA Evaluation Show, Salem MA n/a  n/a 2.11 NESBA Melrose, MA 3rd  65.59 2.18 WGI...

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The Final Chapter of GEORGE D’IORIO’s Chronical of Arbella’s rise to DCI Champs now up on the blog.

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26 Feb

Scholarship Opportunity for Seniors

We were recently approached by a law firm in California...

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19 Feb

Arbella Independent takes 3rd place in first WGI Regionals – February 2017

Less than half of our members had ever competed in...

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07 Feb

Arbella Calendar Updates

Hey guys, We discovered that our beautiful online calendar might have...

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30 Jan

What a weekend!

There really are no words to express the immense amount...

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“Winner Take All” Appeal Letter for local businesses

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14 Jan

Help Needed for our 1/27/17 Friends and Family Night – Sign-up Sheet

Hey gang!  We are looking for some help for our...

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03 Dec

Thank you Cardinals Alumni Association!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On December 3rd we were honored to have the famous...

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27 Oct

Tyrone’s Warmup Combo – memorize it!

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27 Oct

New Members Wanted! $50 Referral Bonus!

Hey gang, I just wanted to remind you that if you...

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19 Jun

Arbella Corps Inc is proud to introduce ARBELLA INDEPENDENT Winter Guard

At long last, we are so pleased to be able...

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24 Feb

Protected: Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 24, 2015

In Attendance: Lauren & Jose Absent: Joel & Medley Updates: Nothing new   FUNDRAISER: Paint and...

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28 Jan

3-Valve Fingering Chart

One of the greatest paradoxes of old school drum corps...

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18 Jan

2015 Welcome Letter

If you missed our Open House but want to catch...

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06 Jan

Protected: Meeting Minutes 2015-01-16

Open House Preparations presentation via website Jose do card contract for parents so...

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07 Dec

December in Arbella

December used to be considered the "off season" for the...

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18 Nov

Protected: Board Meeting Minutes 11-18-14

Present Medley, Jose, Joel, Lauren, ...

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26 Aug

Protected: Board Meeting Minutes – 8/25/14

Present: James, Medley, Lauren and Joel later by Skype hopefully Reviewed...

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Protected: Meeting Minutes – 8/19/14

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25 Jul

Protected: An impromptu “Board” meeting – 7-24-14

We didn't plan on having a meeting tonight, but Joel...

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Gift Certificate Donation Solicitation Letter 2014

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14 Jul

This week in Arbella – 2014.07.14

Greetings all! Well, this has been an exciting week!  The Drum...

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A great article about the history of the bugle!

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01 Jul

Protected: Board Meeting Minutes 7-1-2014

Present: Medley, Lauren Joel Absent: Jenna, Jose AGENDA review situation for parade -...

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23 Jun

Protected: Staff Meeting Minutes 23-Jun-14

Present: Joel and Lauren Apologies: Jenna and Jose, at rehearsal Review of...

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21 Jun

Arbella makes 3rd annual appearance in the North Shore Pride Parade, Salem, MA

For the third year in a row, Arbella marched in...

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Protected: Meeting Notes – May 15th, 2014

Full corps rehearsal moved to Saturday Not enough advance notice to...

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Protected: Lauren’s musical wish list for Arbella

Americana - for 4th, Memorial Days, Veteran's Days etc.. Mansions...

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13 Apr

Lauren and Jose Medal at the Bugler’s Hall of Fame in Springfield-April 12, 2014 and put Arbella BACK on the drum corps map.

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08 Apr

Protected: MEETING MINUTES – April 8, 2014

In attendance:  Lauren and Joel Review of last minutes. UPDATE: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: no...

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02 Apr

Arbella news in the Greater Beverly Chamber newsletter

Just a reminder, we are members of the Greater Beverly...

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Protected: MEETING MINUTES – March 25, 2014

UPDATES Fiscal Sponsorship Update: per Linda O'Connor's suggestion today, we resubmitted...

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24 Mar

Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Trumpets

A great piece for auditions or individual competitions...

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19 Mar

To The Color – Music and WAV file

To the Color is a bugle call to render honors...

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Protected: MEETING MINUTES – March 18, 2014

Present:  Joel, Medley, Lauren Fiscal Sponsor Update: Lauren e-mailed Raffa on...

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Protected: Meeting Minutes 2014-03-04

In Attendance Joel, Lauren, Medley Fiscal Sponsor Lauren composed a draft letter to...

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17 Feb

INSTRUMENT REPAIR PERSON: CHUCK PETERSON

If you are having issues with your equipment or need...

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AUDACITY

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15 Oct

Just in time for Christmas….Arbella Christmas Brass

The what? The Arbella Christmas Brass ensemble is a smaller subsection of...

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Look for Arbella in this week’s Police Log! lol

I wish I had thought to ask the officer for...

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02 Sep

Casino Night a huge success!

On August 23, we hosted our first ever Casino Night...

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18 Aug

Observations from Allen’s Corner-8/18/2013

Sometimes I get so carried away with the details of...

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14 Aug

Brass makes first public appearance at Marblehead Maritime Festival

Well it was with great excitement that the hornline made...

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18 Jun

Win BIG with Arbella this summer!

Like any organization, Arbella is in need of "Equipment": horns,...

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Protected: STAFF UPDATE BY WEB: Week Ending 16-June-2013 – Lauren’s Download of the week

I thought I would recap the week's events since we...

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25 May

2013 Open House – Sunday June 2nd 2013

The summer is upon us which means it's time to...

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06 Aug

Arbella Performs in the 2012 Salem Maritime Festival August 4 2012

When I first attended the Salem Maritime Festival several years...

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05 Aug

NEXT REHEARSAL and PERFORMANCE

NEXT PERFORMANCE SALEM FARMERS MARKET Old Town Hall, Front Street, Salem 3-7...

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28 Jul

Buglers Across America

A few months ago I had mentioned to Mary Ann...

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11 Jul

Protected: Meeting Minutes: 2012.07.10

Present: Lauren & Joel Our 7/09/12 Monday meeting was slightly kyboshed...

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11 Jul

Arbella introduces a new way to support the corps with iGive.

That's right, you can simply shop online as you normally...

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02 Jul

Arbella makes drum corps history again in Salem.

June 30th was a big day for us.  Despite our...

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13 Jun

Arbella color guard to march in the North Shore Pride parade June 30, 2012

Drum Corps didn't always celebrate diversity I think we can all...

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05 Jun

Protected: Meeting minutes 4 Jun 2012

In attendance: Joel & Lauren Updates: Lauren and Joel met with non-profit...

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06 May

2nd Rehearsal – 2012.05.05

I have been remiss in updating our website, I appologize!...

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GUARD CHOREOGRAPHY for NAVAL HYMN – 2012.15.15

Please remember that the music Joel was using was a...

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Guard stretches

It is important to always stretch prior to spinning.  Isolation...

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21 Apr

Can’t read music? Don’t worry….

When we were looking through our old music from the...

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10 Apr

Help us distribute JOIN posters!

  Hey everyone, we are looking for help in getting the...

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02 Mar

Arbella Startup is featured in March 2012’s DRUM CORPS WORLD

Hey everyone, we've been featured in this month's DRUM CORPS...

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28 Feb

Get Your Lip Back

If you are an alumnus trying to get your lip...

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28 Feb

Guard Warm-up

Guard Flag Warm-up: 50 Spins R&L 50 Peggy Spins R&L 50 Hand Spins...

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Tomorrow’s the day!

It's here!  Our first corps meeting tomorrow! It is important that...

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23 Feb

Article: What might drum corps be like now if it had stayed with the VFW (and reference to Arbella 1980)

Fanfare: What if? By Michael Boo | boomike@dci.org Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:54...

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13 Feb

Arbella Gear update 2/12/12

Did you order sweatshirts, etc at the Open House?  Some...

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12 Feb

It’s Official – Arbella has relaunched!

An Open House Wrap-Up by George D'Iorio At our Open House...

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12 Feb

Please help get the word out!

Greetings Alumni and New Arbella Members, We need help distributing posters...

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11 Feb

Schedule of Events for our First Meeting on 2/26/2012

2:00 - Meet & Greet! 2:20 - Informational Session: Vision, expectations,...

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Protected: Week of 2/6/12-Minutes

On Monday night we regrouped after the weekend. George will be...

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07 Feb

FIRST CORPS MEETING 2/26/12

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05 Feb

Protected: Meeting Minutes w/e 2/4/12

We have had two meetings since our event on 1/27...

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