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Join my family and I as we travel around the globe discovering other cultures and musical sounds, and to my stage where the concert violin is splashed with world beat flavour & transformed into a theatrical tale. Read my personal blog sharing our travel, my music and more. Listen to my music, watch my videos, study with me and join me for the ride! Enjoy exploring! 

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Dear friends, ASPIRATIONS is out today! So excited to have joined Jessica La & Jeff Faragher in this project- today is the day! Available on multiple platforms, check it out here. Sophie XO

BL3ND Trio’s First Single Out Today

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Dear friends & Fans, I can’t believe that the snow has melted and beautiful spring has arrived. It’s just stunning here in Kelowna, British Columbia! It’s been a wild busy year so far! We are very busy automating Master Your Audience– details coming soon- and working on rehabilitating my shoulder. Many of you know that […]

Spring News Update!

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Dear friends, I have exciting news: I’m playing again. Not quite ready for the stage yet, but I just recorded a new music video with a brand-new piano trio formed during the pandemic — BL3ND! We shot the video last week at the Porsche Centre of Kelowna, sponsored by Maaco Kelowna. We are also featured […]

BL3ND Piano Trio at Porsche Centre of Kelowna

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Dear friends, The moment travel restrictions to Australia lifted, we booked tickets that very day. If you follow me on Instagram, you already know — we just got back from a whirlwind two weeks visiting my family Down Under! Home is where the heart is, and my heart is with my family. It was just […]

Reunited in Australia!

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Hey my fellow busy parents, Ever wonder how to keep up with all the activities with your little ones? Between classes, play dates, and everything else, it’s not easy to keep up with music practice, aural skills, and music theory — but here are some time-savers that have helped us a ton. Play the songs […]

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Hey friends, Looking back, it’s not always the biggest gigs that warm your heart and soul. Although it’s been amazing to play some fab gigs across the world, with some great people, here are the gigs that have the best feel good vibe when looking back and here’s why:   1. The Basement in Sydney […]

Top 5 Fave Concerts of My Career (So Far!)

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Dear friends, The song “Trapeze” is a fun little ode to my days performing in Istanbul, where I had the freedom to experiment with my show. I’d often start the show atop a trapeze, then come down and roam the room and the podium while everyone sat at dinner tables, performing right among them for […]

Trapeze- The New Single!

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Hey friends! Happy Friday! I’m so excited to share this beautiful collaboration with Canadian company Hart & Stone Jewelry. We’ve created a simple, elegant violin pendant, designed with a small heart, for the love of the violin and the beauty of its music. I’ve been playing violin almost my entire life, and honestly, I never […]

Sophie x Hart & Stone Limited Edition Violin Pendant

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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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