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Rehearsals

We rehearse most Sunday mornings at 10am. If you’re thinking of dropping in you can find us at:

Inkberrow Village Hall
Sands Lane
Inkberrow
Worcestershire
WR7 4HJ

Next Rehearsal

Sun 04 May 2025, 10am-12pm

Meet the Band

Founder

David Stanley

Dave started the band almost 40 years ago as a Youth Band, which became Arrow Valley Brass in 1990. He has remained Musical Director for the whole of the band’s life.

He was for 10 years Chairman of the British Federation of Brass Bands and is now its Vice-President. As Chairman, he oversaw the gaining of Arts Council Funding and the establishment of a National Office. In 2003 , he was awarded a Diploma of Honour by the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

He also conducted the Alcester Victoria silver Band for eight years, the Bretforton Silver Band for eighteen, before finally retiring as conductor of his first band, Blockley, where he played trombone and euphonium as a boy.

Dave retired as MD of Arrow Valley Brass in 2019 but continued to play an active role until he sadly passed away in April 2023.

Musical Director

David Hunt

David Hunt joined Arrow Valley Brass Junior Band aged 9.

Having progressed up through the ranks of the cornet section to Soprano Cornet in the main band he left to attend Huddersfield University where he completed a Music Degree under the tuition of the world famous Cornet player Philip McCann.

Having completed a PGCE (Secondary Music) at Huddersfield David taught in a secondary school in Manchester before returning to the Cotswolds in 2006.

Whilst in Huddersfield David played Cornet for Carlton Main Frickley, Pennine Brass and Soprano Cornet for Boarshurst Silver Band.