Lauren Scott is an experienced solo, chamber & orchestral musician. She also composes & arranges for harps, provides expert tuition and workshops in person and online, ​​and ​instigates & promotes harp projects.

Lauren Scott is an inspiring musician; whilst continuing her decades of work freelancing with the major UK orchestras, she pushes musical boundaries on multiple projects as harpist with various chamber groups as well as creating numerous collaborative projects. In the last six years she has composed, arranged and published a highly imaginative and distinctive number of works. Her unique and dynamic style of composing was recently honoured with a PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant & her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio and included on BBC Introducing & Apple Music playlists.​

As well as being available for freelance performance work, Lauren is creative and adept with technology, has a home studio set up and is available for remote recording sessions & online harp lessons.

Little Harp Social - group adult lessons

​weddings, private & corporate events

Cheshire Harps - harp ensemble

harp lessons

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Latest compositions

...there were always going to be owls!

A commission from Harps North West for Bb saxophone, harp with harp ensemble

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White Grey Blue

WHITE GREY BLUE is an evocative piece about blue whales in the Arctic. It uses extended techniques throughout to create the sound world of whales singing and ice cracking. Written for pedal harp or lever harps with Low As. More about this piece HERE

"Pre-eminently thoughtful and compelling, she draws sounds of deep soulfulness and will-o-the-wisp rustlings. Her Lever Harp sings sweetly and the recording is beautifully judged."  BBC Music Magazine

​"I think you're going to like this album... rather fabulous it is, too"  Simon Mayo - ​Scala Radio Album of the Week

"Simply beautiful sounds... an entrancing new disc. The ringing strings blossom into a kaleidoscope of color." HARP COLUMN

​BEYOND THE HORIZON
ALBUM RELEASED 6th March 2020 on Avie Records AV2417

listen HERE

The 'Adventures for Lever Harp Series' by Lauren Scott has received praise from harpists and Harp societies around the world!

Each volume of Adventures for Lever Harp is a fantastic investment in your repertoire, and the pieces make an unforgettable addition to any concert. HARP MAGAZINE

"This next book is one to put on your wish list for Santa...  these entertaining and innovative pieces are a welcome addition to the repertoire, and audiences should find these tunes interesting and engaging."  Harp Column Magazine

"This is a brilliant collection of original compositions for the lever harp... a wonderful addition to anyone's lever harp music collection, leading away from the cliched music and I highly recommend it."  Monika Stadler for Harp Magazine

"We don't often find an intermediate to advanced book for lever harp, so I was excited to see this publication. This collection is ideal for professionals, or for the advanced student."  Denise Grupp-Vernon for Folk Harp Journal

"I have enjoyed these pieces for many reasons, but mostly for their very catchy tunes with lots of groove and their so very well placed extended techniques! Each piece is musically satisfying and fun to play."   The Harp Society of New Zealand 

Gypsy Dance by Lauren Scott - from Adventures for Lever Harp Book 2  Trinity Syllabus Grade 8, AMEB Syllabus Certificate of Performance Lever Harp
Caribbean Daydreams by Lauren Scott - from Adventures for Lever Harp Book 1  Trinity Syllabus Grade 5, AMEB Syllabus Grade 5
Neeps and Tatties by Lauren Scott - from Adventures for Lever Harp Book 3