Catalogue

Summary:

“I think you’re going to like this album… rather fabulous it is, too” – Simon Mayo, Scala Radio Album of the Week

“the highlight is Scott’s adaptation of the Beatles’ Across the Universe, with the harpist adding little high glissandi of indeterminate tone above the melody. An enjoyable crossover release for those who enjoy the harp” ★★★★ – AllMusic 

“her Lever Harp sings sweetly and the recording is beautifully judged” – BBC Music Magazine

“As long as simply beautiful sounds are on the menu, I need to mention Lauren Scott’s entrancing new disc all for lever harp … Scott brings the rigor of classical pedal harp to the intimacy of this more traditional world” – Harp Column

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 referred to 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 actively fosters the next generation of harp players, and has had her music published and performed world-wide.

Tracklist:

LAUREN SCOTT (b. 1970)
1. Elegy (for solo lever harp) (4:46)

Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2
2. Free Running (2:00)
3. Blue Moon Rising (3:28)

Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 1
4. First Flight of Spring (2:39)

DOUWE EISENGA (b. 1961)
5. For Mattia (8:02)

MONIKA STADLER (b. 1963)
New Shoots – Old Roots
6. Away for a While (4:14)

LAUREN SCOTT
Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2
7. Gypsy Dance (3:39)

JOHN CAGE (1912–1992)
8. In a Landscape (8:38)

PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934–2016)
The Yellow Cake Revue
9. Farewell to Stromness (arr. for lever harp by Lauren Scott) (4:10)

LAUREN SCOTT
10. Beyond the Horizon (4:25)
11. Celestial Spirals (4:18)

JOHN LENNON (1940–1980); PAUL McCARTNEY (b. 1942)
12. Across the Universe(arr. for lever harp by Lauren Scott) (4:22)

LAUREN SCOTT
Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2
13. Crepuscule (6:14)

Total time: 61:19

Recorded 6–9 August 2019, Studio 43, Manchester
Recorded, Produced and Engineered by Rob Buckland