2026 Programme

Audience workshop: Voice and Improvisation

World-famous overtone singer Gareth Lubbe holds a workshop for people to discover this ability for themselves.

Fri 3 Jul 2026

, 4:00 pm

About

South African violist and musical polymath Gareth Lubbe has many talents, and one of the most unusual is his world-famous overtone singing. In this session, he demonstrates these techniques and holds a workshop for people to discover this ability for themselves.

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Venue

Abbey Farm Flowers, The Piggery, Church St, Abbotsbury, Dorset, DT3 4JJ

Date

Fri 3 Jul 2026

Time

4:00 pm

- 5:00 pm

Free, with donations welcome.

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