Synchronizing the Arbella calendar to whatever calendar you use is the best way to ensure you don't miss any upcoming events. Everyone is using different calendars, but you should add the calendar to whichever is your default calendar on your phone. To sync with your...
December used to be considered the "off season" for the drum corps activity, but these days World Class Corps are hosting monthly winter audition camps, Senior Corps in our region are either off or preparing for the Bugler's Hall of Fame, and here in Arbella, we...
Greetings all! Well, this has been an exciting week! The Drum Corps season is in full swing! I am so glad many of you were able to get to the local drum corps shows in Lawrence and Lynn. If you are new to the activity, I hope...
For the third year in a row, Arbella marched in the North Shore Pride Parade in Salem Mass. "Arbella celebrates diversity, especially gay pride. We can all remember back to the earlier days of drum corps when boys weren't allowed to do color guard and girls...
Just a reminder, we are members of the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce and every month I will be trying to get news about us into the newsletter. I thought I would share it the newsletter on our site so that you have a copy...
The what? The Arbella Christmas Brass ensemble is a smaller subsection of the hornline who will meet after practices for additional rehearsal and be the "winter marketing arm" of our Corps. We are looking for a few horn players who would be willing to perform at community...
I wish I had thought to ask the officer for a photo, but this weekend at Salem Common a police car slowed down to watch our rehearsal. Now, we have been practicing at the Common since the beginning of June, and the neighbors have...
On August 23, we hosted our first ever Casino Night and it's safe to say, a fabulous time was had by all. Check out these FABULOUS photos taken by our friend John Andrews of Social Palates in Salem. First of all, we would like to say...
Well it was with great excitement that the hornline made it's first ever appearance last weekend at the Marblehead Maritime Festival. For some, it was the first time they'd played in public in nearly 30 years, so it was very much appreciated when we received...
Like any organization, Arbella is in need of "Equipment": horns, percussion, flags, uniforms, equipment, office supplies, expenses, insurance...
The summer is upon us which means it's time to get our act together! We may have appeared dormant over the winter but that is far from the case! Joel was extremely active in the Winter Guard scene. For those that don't know, Joel has been...
A few months ago I had mentioned to Mary Ann and Frank Silva that I would play taps for any Veteran who had died who was looking for a bugler, if they happened to hear of anything. This week, the director of Veterans Services called...
I have been remiss in updating our website, I appologize! I have been trying to use Facebook since everyone's on there, and keeping this calendar as accurate as possible. Soon I hope to have all the instructors blogging! First off, I want to thank again Arbella...
It's here! Our first corps meeting tomorrow! It is important that if you intend joining and can't make it, that you e-mail us asap so we can get your information. Most importantly, we need to start working on uniforms! We are very fortunate to have the...
An Open House Wrap-Up by George D'Iorio At our Open House on January 27th at the Old Salem Town Hall we reminisced, shared the vision for the re-incarnation of Arbella, rubbed elbows with the Mayor, and celebrated the ‘re-launch’. To everyone who was able to attend, we...