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 and Patrons are critical to our success. Your support means we can ensure the long-term viability of the festival and continue our year-round activities in the local community.
Bringing world class artists to Deal every year relies on a combination of income streams - ticket sales, sponsors, foundations and individuals. By supporting Deal Music & Arts you are supporting an organisation that is very much part of the local community.
You can join the Friends and Patrons by completing the form below.
For more information about sponsoring a concert/event or becoming a Bronze (£250), Silver (£500) or Gold (£1000+) Benefactor, please contact Alice Wilkinson, DMA’s Festival Manager, on alice.wilkinson@dealmusicandarts.com
If you have a query about the Friends’ scheme that is not answered on the information or form below, please also contact Alice.
Please also think about leaving a Legacy to Deal Music & Arts.
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 with a 5% discount on all festival performances booked during the priority booking period and invitations to other Friends’ events. You will also have your name on our website, unless you choose to remain anonymous.
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 all festival performances booked during the priority period.
Cost of annual membership per household of one/two: £125
To become a new Friend or Patron for 2027 please complete and submit the form below. You then need to set up your annual standing order with your bank by Friday 26 February 2027 in order to benefit from the priority booking period. Details are on the online form below.
Note: If you joined in 2026 and set up a standing order, you do not need to complete another form and you will continue in your membership. If your email address has changed, please contact Alice - alice.wilkinson@dealmusicandarts.com. If you did not set up a standing order in 2026, you will be contacted by Alice about renewing.
We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who come together to support the Festival and our Learning & Participation Programme.
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 . Lord and Lady Gawain Douglas
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
Deal Town Council
Port of Dover
Vaughan 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 . Deal Town Council
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