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In Paris, back in 2008, Sophie commenced working on an event that would bring women together in a supportive collaborative way. The first event took place at La Scene Bastille in July of that year. Following that, Sophie launched Every Woman Festival in Sydney Australia on the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, 2011. The […]

Three cities for Every Woman Festival 2014

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In the last week, Sophie performed at Love Her, the Signature event of Ovarian Cancer Canada in both Toronto and Calgary. Sophie is also spokesperson for the charity, and will appear in a new Public Service Announcement this year. Ovarian Cancer is the most deadly women’s cancer. Find out more – http://www.ovariancanada.org and watch the video […]

Ovarian Cancer Canada Events in Toronto & Calgary

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Hey friends! Well, this is a first! I got to design a burger with the team from Delux Burger Edmonton, and I am their Celebrity Chef for January! Come down and try this fabulous burger, available this month only! Sophie XO

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Coming up this Christmas, I am so excited to share that I will be performing at one of Edmonton’s most celebrated attractions of the holiday season – the 44th annual Singing Christmas Tree Show! You can read more about it in the St. Albert Gazette and the Edmonton Sun! Get your tickets now! Sophie XO […]

The Singing Christmas Tree Show

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Last month, I had the chance to take part in something I’d never done quite like this before — SongWorks Edmonton, a songwriting camp hosted by the Songwriters Association of Canada. As a concert violinist, I spend most of my time interpreting music that’s already written and writing my own music for solo violin. SongWorks […]

Three Days, One Room, So Many Songs: My SongWorks Experience

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Yesterday, I was honoured to be the guest speaker at the Servants Anonymous Society (now known as Reset) in Calgary. As president of Every Woman Foundation Canada, I talked about the work they do and the work that my fellow volunteers, board members of Every Woman Foundation Canada, and I have been privileged to do […]

Reset Society AGM

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Hey friends! Well… new music is in the works, and I honestly can’t wait to share it with you all. Over the past while, I’ve had the incredible privilege of working alongside some artists I’ve admired for a long time — Pavlo, Amy Sky, and Dan Hill. Getting to make music with each of them […]

Recording in Toronto!

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Yesterday,  I had the honour of co-emceeing the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in Edmonton — one of 45 walks that took place in communities right across the country that morning, all raising funds and awareness for a disease that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. The numbers are […]

Walk of Hope for Ovarian Cancer Canada, Edmonton

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Award Winning Violinist, Composer, World traveller Sophie Armstrong is also a mother of three young children, a wife, educator, author, performer, humanitarian with a passion for living! Sophie has travelled the globe with her music career, and shares her story and her faith with her global audience, inspiring audiences to feel. 

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