Message from Festival Founder & Artistic Director: Peter Smith MBE, FRSA: "We gratefully acknowledge the sponsors whose generous support and encouragement has ensured the continuation of the festival since 1989."

The Festival's 2018 sponsors are shown below.

• Anonymous Malvern Residents
• Aspect Design
• Audley Ellerslie Luxury Retirement Village
• Boffy Arts Events People
• Bygones of Worcester
• Councillor James O'Donell
• C'ART Art Transport
• CitizenEarth Internet Limited
• Dr. Peter Mayner
• Elmslie House, Avenue Road, Malvern
• The English Speaking Union
• The Friends of the Dymock Poets
• Hilary Elgar
• Malvern Cellar, St Ann's Road, Great Malvern, 07970 123808
• Malvern Civic Society
• Malvern College
• Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter
• Margaret & Simon Payton
• Mrs Jean Upton
• Peter & Angela Sutton
• Robin Elt Shoes, Church St, Malvern, 01684 573904
• Waitrose, Great Malvern

• Allan Brown Chartered Accountants
• Anonymous Malvern Residents
• Brian Iles
• Councillor David Chambers
• Councillor Hannah Campbell(Music Education Outreach Project)
• Councillor P. Grove
• Councillor T. Penn
• D.Paxman Insurances, Malvern, 01684 572555
• The Friends of the Dame Laura Knight Society
• The Elgar Society
• Graham & Wendy Davies
• Great Malvern Priory
• Josie Lowe
• Mrs Lyn Fiddian-Green
• Key-IQ
• Pamela Hurle
• PMG Soper Tax Consultants-(01684) 569365
• Roger Jones
• Sheila Jarrams
• Mrs Stephanie Vale
• Mrs Susan Druce
• Trevor Jones
• Mr & Mrs Trevor Robinson
• Wyche Innovation Centre, Upper Colwall

• All About Magazines
• BBC Hereford & Worcester
• BBC Music Magazine
• Christopher Morley
• The Hereford Times
• Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter
• Worcester News