Children from Betteshanger Country Park and Deal Festival's Bold As Band march in and play in the Deal Regatta Parade.

Deal Festival 2017: Harpist Alex Rider presents an enchanting programme, ‘UNDER A GREEN LINDEN’, weaving together 17th Century with 20th Century works taken from the keyboard repertoire, including music by Couperin, Tournier, Purcell and Benjamin Britten. St Andrew’s Church, Deal © Tony Nandi 2017

Deal Festival of Music and the Arts presents an evening with the Festival’s President Alison Balsom, to celebrate their 35th Anniversary Appeal. Ms Balsom performed extracts from her forthcoming concert at the Albert Hall, London. The programme features the magnificent organ of St. Clements Church, Sandwich, played by Nicholas O’Neill, and the premier of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Broken Screens, accompanied by the composer. © Tony Nandi 2017

An immersive evening of art and music, together with Robert Jarvis’ sound installation that takes its inspiration from the apparent rotation of stars around the Celestial North Pole. As the Earth rotates and the stars appear to move slowly around Polaris, the installation tracks the stars’ movements and interprets them in an evocative musical score. Musicians Stina Wilson and Andrey Debedev took us on a musical journey through time and space whilst artists from South East Arts (SEAS) created live art to respond to the concept and environment. A collaboration with The Bay Trust. Pines Calyx, St Margaret’s Bay. © Tony Nandi 2017

DEAL FESTIVAL 2017. A series of free open air performances in the front of St. George’s Church, Deal.

The BOLD AS Quintet comprises the leaders of the BOLD AS brass education project, Tim Hayward (trumpet), Letty Stott (French horn) and Phil White (trombone). They are joined for this school’s workshop by Pete Smith (tuba) and Matilda Lloyd (trumpet). St. George’s Church, Deal. Warm-up act: the amazing Giuly Gomiero. © Tony Nandi

Deal Festival 2017: The Cambini Ensemble explores the music of Franz Lachner, composer, conductor and close friend of Franz Schubert. St Andrew’s Church, Deal. © Tony Nandi

COURTNEY PINE with ZOE RAHMAN (piano) THE BALLAD BOOK A remarkable, generous and strangely personal, despite the rapturous capacity audience, this was a special and intimate evening of jazz Courtney Pine is accompanied by fellow Mercury nominee and MOBO Award winning pianist, Zoe Rahman. St George’s Church, Deal. © Tony Nandi 2017

FREDDY KEMPF WITH WIENER KAMMERSYMPHONIE BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOS 4 & 5 (EMPEROR) Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful pianists, performing to sell-out audiences all over the world. We proudly welcome back Freddy with the outstanding Wiener Kammersymphonie,who gave one of the most memorable concerts of the 2015 festival. St George’s Church, Deal © Tony Nandi 2017

A follow-up day, from the introductory session last February, with improvisation and technique. With facilitators Joe Brown and Phil White. June 2017. © Tony Nandi 2017

A creative day with basic improvisation and introductory technique to ‘try out’ instruments and music ensemble learning. Partly a consultation session to find out what the students want to do with music in the future. With facilitators Joe Brown and Phil White. February 2017

DEAL FESTIVAL 2017. HAMLET at Dover Castle, sadly subjected to torrential rain. But that didn’t dampen either cast or the audience. © Tony Nandi 2107

Celebrated harpsichordist Julian Perkins presents a programme of baroque jewels in the exquisite surroundings of the Norman Church of St Clements’. St Clements Church, Sandwich. © Tony Nandi 2017

Outstanding young performers and alumni from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance join harpsichordist Julian Perkins to create a dance work in the gallery, with music from the baroque to the present day including Gyorgy Ligeti’s seminal Hungarian Rock. © Tony Nandi 2107

The Marlowe Young Musicians of the Year HUGH ROWLANDS – Pianist FRANCIS BUSHELL – Bassoon Deal Festival are delighted to give a platform to the first and second prize winners of The Marlowe Young Musician of the Year Deal Town Hall

A rather wet and gloomy start and then a fascinating walk through the seamy history of Deal, by Simon Gregory (aka Gregory Holyoake).

An intergenerational non-residential summer school, led by some of East Kent’s best instrumental teachers. Comprised of children and adults who are of Grade 1 standard and above on a wind, brass, string, or percussion instrument. Held at St Edmund's Secondary School in Dover, with Musical Director – Graham Harvey.

Deal Festival presents the outstanding and award- winning soprano Ruby Hughes accompanied by pianist Joseph Middleton in a programme of: Schubert Nocturnal Variations Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 Mahler Rückert Lieder Britten Folk Songs ©Tony Nandi 2017

Kokoschka’s Doll_Pre-concert talk led by Dr Paul Edlin; Artistic Director of the Deal Festival. With John Caskin (R) & David Matthews (L). In Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

Deal FestivalAUSTRO-BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY The combined forces of the world-renowned Academy of Ancient Music, students from the Historical Performance department of Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral recreate music from the Austro-Bohemian baroque. St Mary’s Church, Walmer. © Tony Nandi 2017

Deal Festival 2017: The Castalian Quartet, featuring Sini Simonen (violin), Daniel Roberts (violin), Charlotte Bonneton (viola) and Christopher Graves (cello). A wonderfully intimate performance in the round, with music by Haydn, Ravel and Schubert, in the beautiful setting of St. Mary’s Art Centre, Sandwich. © Tony Nandi 2017

Kokoschska’s Doll has been created especially for Sir John Tomlinson by John Casken. It focuses on the sensational and dramatic affair between artist Oskar Kokoschska and Alma Mahler. Preceeding this Mezzo-soprano Roazanna Madylus adopts the role of Alma, and performs songs as a part of a sequence of music arranged by David Matthews (former Artistic Director of the Deal Festival). © Tony Nandi

Deal Festival: the third day and another sell-out show to an ecstatic audience. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has become a global sensation and nothing short of a UK national treasure. 'Heresy II Heritage', their new tour, charts the Uke's rise from curiosity to virtuosity, from village hall to the Royal Albert Hall. But this one in St. George's Church, Deal. © Tony Nandi