Support Us
Your support means we can continue to grow, not only the the festival, but also create more year-round activities and support more young people to become musicians and artists.
Our Friends are critical to our success. Your support means we can ensure the long-term viability of the festival, continue to programme a wide range of exciting events and create more year-round activities in the local community through our outstanding Learning and Participation programme.
Our Patrons are also crucial and are our best Friends!
You can join at either level by completing the form below.
Alternatively, do contact us for more information on making individual donations, sponsoring a festival concert or corporate sponsorship of our events.
Please also think about leaving a Legacy to Deal Music & Arts.
For more information about sponsorship and individual giving, contact Peter Bolton, DMA’s Executive Director on pb@dealmusicandarts.com
If you have a query about the Friends scheme that is not answered on the information or form below, please contact Alice Wilkinson on alice.wilkinson@dealmusicandarts.com
Becoming a Friend or Patron
You can join our Friends’ scheme at one of two levels:
Level 1 – Friends – Friends receive an invitation to a special, complimentary festival launch event in the spring, advance programme information, a priority booking period and a 5% discount on festival performances booked during the priority booking period. You will also have your name in the Festival brochure and on our website.
Cost of annual membership per household of one/two: £40
Level 2 – Patrons – Patrons receive the same benefits as Friends but with a 10% discount on festival performances booked during the priority period.
Cost of annual membership per household of one/two: £100
Application for membership is now closed until after the 2026 festival. To join for 2027, please come back later in the year when there will be a form and all you need to join here. The deadline for joining for 2027 will be the end of February 2027.
LIFE MEMBERS
Jane & George Billing . Christopher Cook . Willie Cooper BEM . Charles Franklyn . Graham Harvey . Amanda Holloway . Ian Odgers . Tim & Fran Offord
BENEFACTORS
Rolande Anderson . David Ryeland . Flavio Walker, in loving memory of Linda Cowie
PATRONS
Rolande Anderson . Paul & Kristin Craven . Mrs E Denne . Penny Dorritt . Alister & Vilma Dunning . Mr & Mrs PW Esposito . Mike & Eyvor Fogarty . Zenia & Steve Ford . Gillian Henchley . John & Jill Hurst . Deirdre Hutton . Paddy Farrell & Jill Jones . Dr David Matthews . Sally Padovan . Karen & Miles Storey . Piet van der Graaf & Simone de Boer . Sue & Bob Ward . Ruth & Nigel Wildish
FRIENDS
Jane Annesley . Denise Bates . Marguerite Beard-Gould & The Rev’d Frank Kent . Nigel & Sheila Beevor . Douglas Bennett . Sue Blake . Rosie Bolton . Griselda Boyden . Libby Bradshaw . Patti Brazier . Patience & Robert Carlisle . John Clifford . Jeremy & Sheila Cope . Carla Davis . Peter & Sue Edwards . Alan Ford . Christopher and Carole Gabriel . Fiona & Richard Garratt . Mike & Sue Gee . Daphne Georgiades . Mrs Veronica Goodban . Jane Gregory . Jill Hadman . D Hagerty . Susanne Hassall . Stephanie Hayman . Mark Holloway . Marion Jackson . Paul & Alexandra Joliffe . Maggie Kasap . Andrew & Jill Kent . Lynn Lacey . Robbie Langford . Jenny & Geoff Leigh . Louann & Andrew . Jane Loudon . Simon & Ellen Lundy . Maddie4Music . Deborah Moggach . Vivienne Pay . Nicky Pound . James & Mary Pringle . Robert Pritt . Dr Rebecca Pryse . Caroline Raffan . Di & Tony Roome . Julie Rutledge . Brigette & James Ryeland . Andrew Sargent & Elizabeth Casbon . Jennifer Sawyer . Stephen & Lesley Smith . Jane Stubbington . Mark Sutchings & Sian Napier . Sir David Tanner CBE . John & Diane Taylor . Graham Titus . John Voller & Gloria Savoy-Voller . Caroline Wake . Deirdre Wells . David G White . Adam & Beverley Whitefoord . Isobel Williams . Norma Winstone & Hugh Mitchell
Funders
Arts Council England
Kent Community Foundation
The Keyboard Trust
Port of Dover
Vaughn Williams Foundation
Bernard Sunley Foundation . Esperanza Syndicate . Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust . John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Mary Farrell Trust . Oak Foundation . Dr Paddy Barrett MBE . Tasso Foundation . The Countess of Munster Musical Trust . D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust . The Whitehead Monckton Charitable Foundation . Tesco Stronger Starts
Partners
Castles . Charlton Church, Dover . DealWithIt . Deal Library . Dover Arts Development . Deal Parochial (C of E) Primary School . English Heritage . Goodwin Academy . Howden Insurance . Howell & Hicks . Kent Music . Linden Hall Studio . Mickle Creative . Royal Academy of Music . Southeastern . South East Artists . St Andrew’s Church, Deal . St George’s Church, Deal . St Mary’s Arts Centre . The Astor . The Landmark Centre, Deal . The Lighthouse . The Deal and Walmer Handelian Society . Tower Design and Print Ltd. . Trinity Church, Deal
Many supporters have chosen to remain anonymous. If you have donated to DMA or are part of the Friends’ scheme and your name is not listed and you would like it to be, please email alice.wilkinson@dealmusicandarts.com