Harpist Lauren Scott freelances with major UK orchestras while excelling in chamber music and collaborative projects. Since 2018, she has composed and published distinctive works, earning a PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant. Her music is broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, and featured on BBC Introducing and Apple Music playlists.
Live radio performance of WHITE GREY BLUE by Lauren Scott
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“Think you know the harp? Think again. Scott uses both pedal and lever harps for this set of works, including standout ones she composed herself. She is joined by three other harpists for The Sun and Her Flowers, while the likes of Monika Stadler's No One Can Stop Me Now features prepared pedal harp. The results are somewhat revelatory; beautiful, raw, and rhythmic.” "Simply beautiful sounds... an entrancing new disc. The ringing strings blossom into a kaleidoscope of color." HARP COLUMN |
“Pre-eminently thoughtful and compelling, she draws sounds of deep soulfulness and will-o-the-wisp rustlings. Her Lever Harp sings sweetly..." BBC Music Magazine
Lauren Scott discovered her passion for the harp at four, captivated by a historic lever harp in an Australian museum, and began lessons at six after her family returned to England. A sought-after freelance harpist, she performs as guest principal harpist with the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups and has performed at venues like the Royal Albert Hall, in West End shows, recordings, and radio and TV broadcasts.
A dynamic harpist, Lauren blends her orchestral career with innovative chamber music and collaborative projects. Since 2018, she has composed distinctive works, earning a PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant, with performances of her music broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, and featured on BBC Introducing and Apple Music playlists.
Lauren has served as guest principal harp with orchestras including the Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Hallé and BBC Philharmonic among others. She is also the regular harpist with Carrot Productions, renowned for live performances of The Snowman.
Since beginning to compose in 2018, Lauren has published three volumes of lever harp music, praised worldwide and included in ABRSM, Trinity and AMEB syllabuses. She received a 2020 PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant and released her critically acclaimed debut CD, Beyond the Horizon (Avie Records). In 2021, she secured an Arts Council England ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ award and served as composer-in-residence with Harps North West. Her second solo album, Sea of Stars (Avie Records) released in April 2024 received a 5 star review from BBC Music Magazine and was album of the week on Scala Radio.
A respected educator, Lauren shares her expertise at international festivals and workshops, shaping the next generation of harpists. She has also led the UK harp community, serving as Chairman of the United Kingdom Harp Association for five years.
Lauren’s lifelong passion for the lever harp drives her accessible, innovative compositions, shaped by her work in orchestral, pop, and contemporary classical music. An accomplished educator, she leads workshops at international harp festivals, teaches at Manchester University, and mentors students worldwide via online lessons across Europe, Australia, the US, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Passionate about accessibility, Lauren runs Little Harp Social in Cheshire, an adult lap harp program devised by Keziah Thomas, and created Little Harps, a pre-school program using 15-string harps taught in Cheshire primary schools.
Lauren Scott discovered her passion for the harp at four, captivated by a historic lever harp in an Australian museum, and began lessons at six after her family returned to England. A sought-after freelance harpist, she performs as guest principal harpist with the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups and has performed at venues like the Royal Albert Hall, in West End shows, recordings, and radio and TV broadcasts.
A dynamic harpist, Lauren blends her orchestral career with innovative chamber music and collaborative projects. Since 2018, she has composed distinctive works, earning a PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant, with performances of her music broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, and featured on BBC Introducing and Apple Music playlists.
Lauren has served as guest principal harp with orchestras including the Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Hallé and BBC Philharmonic among others. She is also the regular harpist with Carrot Productions, renowned for live performances of The Snowman.
Since beginning to compose in 2018, Lauren has published three volumes of lever harp music, praised worldwide and included in ABRSM, Trinity and AMEB syllabuses. She received a 2020 PRS Foundation Women Make Music grant and released her critically acclaimed debut CD, Beyond the Horizon (Avie Records). In 2021, she secured an Arts Council England ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ award and served as composer-in-residence with Harps North West. Her second solo album, Sea of Stars (Avie Records) released in April 2024 received a 5 star review from BBC Music Magazine and was album of the week on Scala Radio.
A respected educator, Lauren shares her expertise at international festivals and workshops, shaping the next generation of harpists. She has also led the UK harp community, serving as Chairman of the United Kingdom Harp Association for five years.
Lauren’s lifelong passion for the lever harp drives her accessible, innovative compositions, shaped by her work in orchestral, pop, and contemporary classical music. An accomplished educator, she leads workshops at international harp festivals, teaches at Manchester University, and mentors students worldwide via online lessons across Europe, Australia, the US, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Passionate about accessibility, Lauren runs Little Harp Social in Cheshire, an adult lap harp program devised by Keziah Thomas, and created Little Harps, a pre-school program using 15-string harps taught in Cheshire primary schools.
Lauren Scott UK harpist
The 'Adventures for Lever Harp Series' by Lauren Scott has received praise from harpists & 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
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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
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
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Playing harp on a popular UK TV Antiques programme
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solo harp - Autumn by John Thomas
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Duo with Katherine Jenkins - David of the White Rock
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