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 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 . South Eastern Railway . The John Hobson Fund . The John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust . Kent County Council . Children, Young People and Families Fund (Kent Community Foundation) . Kent Music . The Keyboard Trust . The Lawson Endowment Fund . The Mary Farrell Trust . Mayor of Deal Charity Fund . 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