Merry Christmas from our Friends in Italy

The Giuseepe Verdi Marching Band are from a small town outside of Milan, Italy. We wish them well in their season!

Happy Holidays from Capella

Camp Rick Review

Choreography camp was a lot of fun this weekend.  It was great to have Rick with us, and he wrote some beautiful work for our weapon lines.  The members worked extremely hard and are probably feeling pretty sore and tired.   Looking forward to Friday, when we will all be together again, for more of the same, plus some back breaking floor painting.  Gotta love it! 

   

A Special Holiday Wish for Heath!!

Merry Christmas Heath! I love you! Madam.

Camp Rick This Weekend!

So excited!

Adam is a Teacher!!

I received this in the mail today!  How wonderful is this?  Congrats Adam, we love you and are SO proud of you!!!

Fish Suits

I received a notification two days ago, that a UPS package was being delivered yesterday.  Of course, I assumed that it was the prototypes for our "fish suits", which I was told, would be mailed any day now.  

I waited all day long, for the familiar sounds of the big brown truck, to come rambling down the street.  Around 7:00pm, Sara & I stood at the door, with our noses pressed against the windows.   She spotted the UPS dude, down the street, so it was only a matter of time.

When he finally came to a halt in front of the house, he was greeted by the two of us, standing on the front porch, with arms outstretched.  The box was white, and clearly from our source, but it was shaped funny.

We took the box inside and tore into it, only to discover that it was full of the free practice flags that we receive with the purchase of our custom show flags.  Denied.

What a huge let down.  BAH!

Lots o Stuff

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Drew is in Rockford this weekend for Regiment brass auditions.  Sara & Heath are in Pearl, Ms. helping our Amye with her guard's drill and choreography camp.  Good luck to the ladies at Pearl!

I am working on getting ready for Christmakuh by dusting off my boughs of holly.  I love decorating for the holidays, but it usually takes me the entire month of December to get everything out and up.  Then, the day after Christmas, I am ready to shove it all back in the closet.

Safe travels and good luck to all who are going to their respective corps auditions.  Sara will be in Rockford next weekend with Rick and his staff, for Regiment guard auditions.  Good luck to Hannah, Kelly, Malissa, Midori, and Bre!!!

Our next rehearsal weekend begins Friday, December 12th, with Miley Cyrus hype, and we have Saturday and Sunday with Rick, jammed with choreography.   I am looking foward to receiving our uniform prototypes so that we may begin fittings!   They should be here, any day now.  

Happy Black Friday to all!  Put on your elbow pads, and get out there among 'em!! 

Madam 

Capella announces its 2009 production....

It is told that a large school of koi fish swam up a river.  But upon reaching the Dragon’s gate, only one koi was able to swim over to the other side. It is also said that the successful koi who swims through the Dragon’s gate, can be transformed into a dragon, in the instant of it’s leap out of the water, thus avoiding evil spirits.

Set to excerpts of soundtracks by Alexandre Desplat and James Newton Howard, Capella will come out of the shadows, and leap into the deep end of the pond, entering the Independent Open class, for the first time, with enthusiasm and determination. 

Capella’s returning staff consists of Drew Solomonson, Visual Design, Sara Abramson and Elizabeth Heath, Choreographers, and Emily Abramson, Administrative Director.  We are pleased to announce that Rick Subel will be joining our staff for the 2009 season, bringing his expertise in weapon choreography, to further enhance our talented staff.   Capella will be performing at the Nashville and Indianapolis Power Regionals, as well as World Championships in Dayton, OH.

For this, I am truly thankful...

May you have a HUGE case of turkey poisoning and overdose on Football.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for YOU!