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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, What a ride it’s been! I just wanted to take a minute to reflect our recent Heart Strings performances and share how grateful I am for all your support. We kicked things off in Calgary on Valentine’s Day at Polaris Theatre. It was such a blast to see so many familiar faces and […]

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Heart Strings Ensemble joined the Evangel Church Kelowna worship team for Good Friday. Here’s a clip from the show — Via Dolorosa, written by Billy Sprague and Niles Borop, performed by violinist Sophie Armstrong and the Heart Strings Ensemble with vocalist Melanie Oliveira at Evangel Church Kelowna, sponsored by BetterIT Workplace Chaplains. Watch now:

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Hey friends! I’m excited to share some very exciting news with you: Heart Strings will be touring the beautiful British Columbia in Canada this fall! Not in BC? Don’t worry, we will be heading to other provinces in 2026. You can check out the tour dates here. In other news, we’ve been visiting libraries with […]

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Inspired by her faith, Sophie has recorded the Sandi Patti classic Via Dolorosa- out November 22nd  2024. Check out this preview on Instagram below, and pre-save it on Spotify now!     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sophie Armstrong (@sophieplaysviolin)

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Today was a beautiful afternoon celebrating my return to the stage after two and a half years of car accident recovery, sharing some new music and stories at @motherlovekombucha Kelowna. I love MotherLOVE, and so do my kids — and they all love music and can’t get enough! Thank you Stephanie Lucile Photography for the […]

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Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, love, and music! To help set the festive mood, don’t forget to give my album ‘Christmas Classics’ a listen. It features my violin playing alongside the magical harp of Chantal Dubé, and it’s sure to fill your home with Christmas cheer. Whether you’re wrapping presents, […]

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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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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 […]

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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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