After Saturday's event was over, Joel and I were reflecting on how we really were the very last generation of "kids" to go through the "old school" drum and bugle corps experience. At the time we were the literal babies of the organizations we were...
...and like that, the Winter Guard season is over! THANK YOU Thank you to the entire cast, crew, instructors, board and families of Arbella Independent. EVERY body helped to contribute to the success of our 2018 Winter Guard. To all the kids - thank you. Thank you for...
We want to thank all of those who came out to help at the Beverly Holiday Parade today. We appreciate all your time and effort on behalf of the group. Mike Silva, Samantha Grenier, Elodie Poussard, Katie Dawe, Hugo Canales, Lauren Poussard, Brianna Proia, Kiley...
Arbella Corps is excited to announce Arbella SoundSport, a performing arts ensemble for the 2018 season. SoundSport is a league of Drum Corps International (DCI) that takes the excitement and challenge of the drum corps activity and places it into a smaller performance footprint, has fewer...
We were fortunate to have the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps staying in our area, at Beverly High School, so we were able to go and watch them practice on the 5th. Now, our Linda O'Connor is an experienced tour manager, and had an idea to...
Phew! What a day the 4th was!! It started with a parade in the morning. The WEE EARLY morning, with an 8am start! The Beverly Farms Horribles Parade is famous nationwide for it's rather controversial floats, but this year it was made famous by the appearance of...
A huge THANK YOU to the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation for their support of $500 towards Arbella Corps and Arbella Independent. Bringing the sport of Color Guard to the North Shore is no small feat, and we truly couldn't do it without the support of our...
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 Regional, Salem, MA 2nd 68.03 2.26 NESBA Tewksbury, MA 1st 75.64 3.11 NESBA Medford, MA 1st 81.76 3.18 NESBA Triton, MA 1st 84.32 NESBA FINALS, Salem, MA 2nd 90.95 ...
We were recently approached by a law firm in California to share this scholarship opportunity with our seniors. I wasn't at first convinced, so I reached out to verify that there were no catches and apparently there aren't, which was very nice to hear. Attorney...
There really are no words to express the immense amount of gratitude that Joel and I have for everyone who helped make this weekend such a success. This was a big weekend for us. We had been working on Arbella for many years, so to finally see...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On December 3rd we were honored to have the famous Jim Tallo from the Cardinals Alumni Association drop by rehearsal to present to us a donation from the Cardinals! Jim has been involved with drum and bugle corps, winter color guard and youth organizations for over 50...
At long last, we are so pleased to be able to announce that we are fielding an independent winter guard for the 2017 season! We will be hosting a series of open gyms/spin camps throughout the summer to bring people together, try us on for size,...
If you missed our Open House but want to catch up on what you missed or are interested in joining, here's the Welcome Letter that was handed out that includes what is expected from members and the 2015 basic schedule outline. Arbella2015Welcome...
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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...
When I first attended the Salem Maritime Festival several years ago, I thought there was only one thing missing from this fabulous maritime event. There were old ships, live demos, things for the kids to do, kites to make and fly on the beach, period...