Beyond the Horizon: New Music for Lever Harp

Contents

Scott, L: Adventures for Lever Harp

1. Elegy
2. Free Running (Book Two)
3. Blue Moon Rising (Book Two)
4. First Flight of Spring (Book One)
5. Eisenga: For Mattia

Stadler, M: New Shoots – Old Roots: Away for a While

Scott, L: Adventures for Lever Harp: Gypsy Dance (Book Two)

Cage: In a Landscape

Davies, Peter Maxwell: The Yellow Cake Review: Farewell To Stromness

Scott, L: Beyond the Horizon

Scott, L: Celestial Spirals

Lennon & McCartney: Across the Universe (arr. lever harp Lauren Scott)

Scott, L: Adventures for Lever Harp: Crepuscule (Book Two)

Lauren Scott’s debut solo album, Beyond the Horizon, showcases the kaleidoscopic colours of her traditional lever harp via works by 20th century composers John Cage, Peter Maxwell Davies, Lennon & McCartney and others, alongside her own atmospheric pieces.

Lauren Scott’s passion for the lever harp inspires her interpretations of atmospheric works by 20th century composers ranging from John Cage and Peter Maxwell Davies to Lennon & McCartney, as well as her own ambient compositions. Beyond the Horizon, Lauren’s debut solo album, casts a twilight glow on the unique qualities of the traditional lever harp also known as the Celtic harp and the kaleidoscopic colours it produces, sonorities that Lauren enhances with extended techniques including note bending and percussive effects in her own music. The result is a beautiful and distinctive album with broad appeal.

Born in Australia, UK-based Lauren performs with many of the country’s leading orchestras, in West End shows, on commercial recordings, and for radio and TV. Active in the international harp community, Lauren avidly fosters the next generation of harp players, and has had her music published and performed world-wide.