LAUREN SCOTT fell in love with the harp aged four after seeing a historic lever harp in a museum in Western Australia. After two years of pestering her parents she began harp lessons aged six when her family moved back to England.
Lauren studied harp at Trinity College of Music and has a busy portfolio musical career. As an established and in demand freelance player, she plays guest principal harp with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups as well as pursuing her own projects. Her harp playing has led her to performing in venues across the UK from the Royal Albert Hall to West End shows to commercial recordings to live broadcasts on radio and TV.
Over the last 20 years Lauren has worked as guest principal harp with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Ensemble Cymru and is the regular harpist with the Picture House Orchestra, Northern Chamber Orchestra and Psappha Contemporary Music Group.
Lauren has been actively involved in the UK harp community, acting as Chairman of the United Kingdom Harp Association for 5 years. Keen to support the next generation of musicians, Lauren founded a not-for-profit organization in 2010 that with the help of volunteers hosts eight concerts per season, combining professional musicians with local young musicians whilst raising money for local charities. Along with an annual Youth Music competition, over 500 young musicians have either performed or taken part in workshops with the concert series thus far.
A lifelong passion for the lever harp has led her to composing new enjoyable and accessible music that is influenced by her diverse experiences in the music industry; from regularly performing in symphonic and chamber orchestras, to working in pop sessions and collaborating with composers in the contemporary classical sphere. Her published music for lever harp is included on the Trinity Grade syllabus and has received praise from harpists and harp societies around the world.
Lauren Scott plays on Salvi, Camac and Starfish harps.
Lauren studied harp at Trinity College of Music and has a busy portfolio musical career. As an established and in demand freelance player, she plays guest principal harp with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups as well as pursuing her own projects. Her harp playing has led her to performing in venues across the UK from the Royal Albert Hall to West End shows to commercial recordings to live broadcasts on radio and TV.
Over the last 20 years Lauren has worked as guest principal harp with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Ensemble Cymru and is the regular harpist with the Picture House Orchestra, Northern Chamber Orchestra and Psappha Contemporary Music Group.
Lauren has been actively involved in the UK harp community, acting as Chairman of the United Kingdom Harp Association for 5 years. Keen to support the next generation of musicians, Lauren founded a not-for-profit organization in 2010 that with the help of volunteers hosts eight concerts per season, combining professional musicians with local young musicians whilst raising money for local charities. Along with an annual Youth Music competition, over 500 young musicians have either performed or taken part in workshops with the concert series thus far.
A lifelong passion for the lever harp has led her to composing new enjoyable and accessible music that is influenced by her diverse experiences in the music industry; from regularly performing in symphonic and chamber orchestras, to working in pop sessions and collaborating with composers in the contemporary classical sphere. Her published music for lever harp is included on the Trinity Grade syllabus and has received praise from harpists and harp societies around the world.
Lauren Scott plays on Salvi, Camac and Starfish harps.
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Glass Cathedrals by Grace-Evangeline Mason.
One of six new pieces as part of the Psappha Ensemble "Composing for Solo Harp" Scheme. More about this project and the other pieces HERE |
Duo with soprano Anna-Clare Monk.
My Dearest Dear by Ivor Novello, harp part arranged by Lauren Scott. |
Caliente Trio with Clare Southworth - flute and Andy Scott - Saxophone. Andante espressivo from Deux Interludes by J. Ibert
LIVE ONLINE HARP TUITION (CLICK TO VIEW)
With over 20 years experience of private harp tuition, Lauren Scott also provides Live Online Harp tuition via web cam to anywhere in the world and has over 7 years experience of teaching live over the internet. Lauren has internet students based all over the world, and has taught harpists in Europe, Australia, United States, Middle East, Africa & South Korea.
With over 20 years experience of private harp tuition, Lauren Scott also provides Live Online Harp tuition via web cam to anywhere in the world and has over 7 years experience of teaching live over the internet. Lauren has internet students based all over the world, and has taught harpists in Europe, Australia, United States, Middle East, Africa & South Korea.
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solo harp - Autumn by John Thomas
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Harp duo with Eleanor Hudson. My Favourite Things by R. Rodgers arranged for harp duo by Lauren Scott.
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WEDDINGS & CORPORATE EVENTS
Based in Cheshire, Lauren has many years experience of providing quality music for weddings, dinners, corporate events and after dinner recitals in venues ranging from the Tower of London, Guildhall, to stately homes, hotels and golf clubs across the UK. With a wide ranging and varied repertoire Lauren can provide the perfect ambience for any special event from light classical, to opera, ballet, love songs, songs from the shows, jazz standards, Disney tunes, Scottish, Irish and of course, Welsh music. She also has a repertoire of Bollywood music. Lauren has played at hundreds of weddings and enjoys being able to play a small part in helping to make a wedding day special. Lauren has a beautiful maple electro-accoustic harp with a discreet battery powered amp which she uses for weddings and corporate events. This means that the harp can be discreetly amplified to cater for all sizes of events and parties. |
The harp strings don't normally look like this when being played in real life! This is a "trick of the eye" effect which is a combination of the light and speed of the video capture.
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"When you book Lauren to play the harp at your wedding you know your event is in safe hands!" wedding agent
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