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Biography
Lauren is 2nd Violin in the Saffron Strings, and their recitals include performances with Jonathan Viera (baritone) Glyndebourne Principal. Lauren's session work includes bookings at Snake Ranch Studios for KPM music library and for string backing tracks for Ace of Base, London records, and Channel 4's Planet Pop as well as several recordings for film music and OMAR. She has also performed with Mary J Blige on her UK tour.

As a soloist, Lauren has given a lunchtime recital at St Martin in the Fields as part of the Young Musicians Trust.

In early 2006, Lauren created and performed all the music for the Audi Television Advertisement, The Spider.

Lauren was Orchestra Manager for the British Youth Opera (1997 - 2000).

Lauren's main interests are Opera and Contemporary Music Theatre, she studied Music Theatre as her special option at University looking especially at Birtwistle, John Adams, Berio, Maxwell Davies and Turnage. Lauren's thesis was on Dance Art and Music looking at the collaboration of Merce Cunningham and John Cage in conjunction with the works and development of Piet Mondrian. As a result she went to see a great deal of modern dance including Ballet Rambert and the Royal Ballet variations tour.

Lauren has worked in the jungles of Costa Rica and travelled extensively in Australia, New Zealand and India. She is a qualified PADI Advanced Diver.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Bath Philharmonia, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Brandenburg Sinfonia, Carl Rosa Opera Company, Chameleon Arts Orchestra, Hatfield Philharmonic, Imperial College, Johann Strauss Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Opera Project, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra.

Lauren's orchestral work also includes Opera Del Mar (Principal 2nd), Presteigne Festival Orchestra (1st Violin, working with Paul Patterson, Gillian Keith, Freya Ritts-Kirby under the direction of George Vass), London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Britten Pears Contemporary Music Ensemble (solo violin under Oliver Knussen, Fredd Sherry from the Julliard School and Colin Matthews), Surrey Mozart Players, Park Opera (Co-Principal 2nd), Britten Pears Orchestra (Principal 2nd), British Youth Opera, Cambridge New Music Players (Co-Principal 2nd), Concillium Chamber Orchestra, Universal Film Orchestra, Reservoir (Contemporary Music Ensemble),Trinity College Symphony Orchestra, Mandeville Ensemble (Leader at TCM), Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, Rivoli Ensemble (Leader - Contemporary Music Group at Manchester University).

Education
Lauren's graduate studies took place at Trinity College of Music (Postgraduate Certifficate in Performance 1997 - 1999); Manchester University (BMus (Hons) Music 1993 - 1996)

Prizes and Awards
Surrey Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music, taking part in Chamber Music, Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

Teachers: Donna Lee Croft, Marius Bedeschi and Eszter Boda Katona. Lauren is currently studying with Howard Davis.

Coaching: As part of British Youth Opera training she has received coaching from Barry Griffiths (Leader ENO) and Tim Hewitt-Jones from the Royal Opera House. Chamber coaching from the Lindsay String Quartet and Michael Thomas from the Brodsky Quartet.

Lauren joined Morgensterns in August 2002

Lauren's web profile was last updated 19th Jul 2008