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.
Making a lasting impression…
Becoming a friend or patron is critical to our success. Your support means we can continue to grow the festival, create more year-round activities and support more young people to become musicians and artists.
Please sign up to the events, buy tickets and donate what you can…. It all makes a difference and it is tax deductible! Please contact us for more information on donations or corporate sponsorships of our events.
Please think about leaving a Legacy to Deal Music & Arts.
How can you help?
You can help keep the Festival alive by offering your support – categories include: Friends, Patrons, Education Patrons, Benefactors, Syndicates and Corporate Friends.
Friends – advance programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances. Name in the Festival brochure.
Joint Friends – advance programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances. Name in the Festival brochure.
Patron – advance programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances, social events. Name in the Festival brochure.
Education Patron – supporting DMA’s year-round education projects and music centre. Advanced programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances, invitations to education and social events. Name in the Festival brochure.
Benefactor – Advanced programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances, invitations to education and social events, opportunities to meet artists, free concert programmes. Name in the Festival brochure.
Joint Benefactor – Advanced programme information, priority booking, discount on some performances, invitations to education and social events, opportunities to meet artists, free concert programmes. Name in the Festival brochure.
Syndicate – join a syndicate or set up your own. Syndicate Members get the opportunity to sponsor a particular concert, best seats at their concert, acknowledgement in the Festival brochure and programme, and lunch or dine with the artists. Further details are available from Willie Cooper (irondraw@btiinternet.com) or Christopher Cook (cpecook@gmail.com)
Corporate Friend – weblink to your company’s website, company name on the DMA website, company name in the Festival Programme plus invitations to special fundraising events.
Thank you to our Corporate Friends
Thank you to our Funders & Sponsors 2023
Arts Council England . The Bernard Sunley Charitable Trust . The Cavatina Chamber Music Trust . The Countess of Munster Trust . Deal Royal Marines Sergeant’s Mess Pantomime Productions . The Deal Town Council . The Arts Society of Dover, Deal and Sandwich . Dover District Council Community Fund . Dover Town Council . The Drapers Trust . Guy and Elinor Meynell Trust Bursary Fund . Goodwin Academy . Sir Graeme Odgers . The John Hobson Fund . The John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Kent County Council . Kent Community Foundation . Kent Music . The Keyboard Trust . The Lawson Endowment Fund . The Mary Farrell Trust . The Oak Foundation . The Overstone Fund . Port of Dover . The Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund . St Andrew’s Church . The Tillitt Trust . Vaughan Williams Foundation
Thank you to our Funders & Sponsors 2022
Arts Council England . The Bernard Sunley Charitable Trust . Cavatina Chamber Trust . Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust Bursary Fund . Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust . Garfield Weston Foundation . Deal Town Council . Dover Deal and Sandwich Arts Society . Dover Town Council . Dover District Council Community Fund . Goodwin Academy . Goodwin Sands Conservation Trust . Guildhall School of Music and Drama . John Hobson Fund . John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Kent Community Foundation . Kent County Council . Kent Music . Lawson Endowment Fund . Mary Farrell Trust . National Youth Jazz Orchestra . Sir Graeme Odgers . Ian and Juliet Odgers . Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund . St Andrew’s Church, Deal . St Clement’s Church, Sandwich . St George’s Church, Deal . St Mary’s Church Walmer . The Arts Society Dover, Deal and Sandwich . The Countess of Munster Trust . The Foyle Foundation . The Henry Smith Charity . The Overstone Fund . The Purcell School . The Keyboard Charitable Trust . The RVW Trust . Trinity Church, Deal . Walmer Town Council . Young Classical Artists Trust
Thank you to our Funders & Sponsors 2021
Academy of Ancient Music . Ambache Charitable Trust (raising the profile of music by women) . Arts Council England . British Arts Festival Association (BAFA) . Cavatina Chamber Music Trust . Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust . China U.K. International Music Festival . City Music Foundation . Deal Town Council . Dover District Council Community Grant . Dover District Council . Dover Town Council . Garfield Weston Foundation . Godington Trust . Goodwin Academy . Guildhall School of Music and Drama . Jack and Eileen Aisher Trust Limited . John Hobson Fund . John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . KCC Members Grant . Kent Music . Lawson Endowment Fund for Kent . Malcolm Arnold Trust . Mark Loveday Charitable Trust . Mary Farrell Bursary . National Youth Jazz Orchestra . Ian and Juliet Odgers . Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) . Linden Hall Studio . Port of Dover Harbour Board . Queen Mary University of London . RVW Trust . Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund . SEAS . Sir Graeme Odgers . Sgts Mess Productions . St Andrew’s Church, Deal . St Clement’s Church, Sandwich . St George’s Church, Deal . St Mary’s Church, Walmer . The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation . The Cleary Foundation . The Countess of Munster Trust . The Drapers’ Company . The Foyle Foundation . The Guy & Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust . The Henry Smith Charity . The Keyboard Trust . The Purcell School . The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust . Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . Turner Contemporary . Walmer Parish Council . Young Classical Artists Trust
Thank you to our Funders & Sponsors 2020
Academy of Ancient Music . Ambache Charitable Trust (raising the profile of music by women) . Arts Council England . Cavatina Chamber Music Trust . Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust . Deal Town Council . Dover Town Council . Godington Trust . Goodwin Academy . Guildhall School of Music and Drama . Jack and Eileen Aisher Trust Limited . John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Kent County Council . KCC Members Grant . Kent Music . Lawson Endowment Fund for Kent . Mark Loveday Charitable Trust . Mary Farrell Bursary . National Youth Jazz Orchestra . Ian and Juliet Odgers . Port of Dover Harbour Board . Sir Graeme Odgers . RVW Trust . Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund . Sgts Mess Productions . St Andrew’s Church, Deal . St Clement’s Church, Sandwich . St George’s Church, Deal . St Mary’s Church, Walmer . The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation . The Cleary Foundation . The Countess of Munster Trust . The Drapers’ Company . The Guy & Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust . The Henry Smith Charity . The Purcell School . The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust . Tony Nandi . Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . Turner Contemporary . Walmer Parish Council
Thank you to our Funders & Sponsors 2019
Academy of Ancient Music . Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation . Arts Council England . Cavatina Chamber Music Trust . Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust . Deal Town Council . Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral . Dover Town Council . Film Hub South East . Godington Trust . Goodwin Academy . Guildhall School of Music and Drama . Jack and Eileen Aisher Trust Limited . John Shipton Legacy . John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Kent County Council . KCC Members Grant . Kent Music . Lawson Endowment Fund for Kent . Mark Loveday Charitable Trust . Mary Farrell Bursary . National Youth Jazz Orchestra . Ian and Juliet Odgers . Port of Dover Harbour Board . Sir Graeme Odgers . Orchestras Live . RVW Trust . Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund . Sgts Mess Productions . St Andrew’s Church, Deal . St Clement’s Church, Sandwich . St George’s Church, Deal . St Mary’s Church, Walmer . The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation . The Cleary Foundation . The Countess of Munster Trust . The Drapers’ Company . The Guy & Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust . The Henry Smith Charity . The Purcell School . The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust . Tony Nandi . Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . Turner Contemporary . Walmer Parish Council