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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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Skincare on the go isn’t easy! Especially when travelling during summer! People usually recognize me as that violinist with red hair… and I have super pale skin. That  means I need to be super vigilant with my sun protection! Well.. Summer is here, and friends, please don’t forget your sunscreen! I’ve always put mine on […]

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Hey friends! Here’s a little bit of my journey to Calgary from Kelowna with our family to perform with the Calgary Civic Symphony as a support act for the Pavlo Show! It’s such an honour to perform with a full symphony, and this time especially as it was the first time I was able to […]

Family trip to Calgary for a show with the Civic Symphony!

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Dear friends & fans, After much excitement about returning to the stage post Covid, my recovery from injuries sustained last September which have prevented me from performing for longer than 15 minutes at a time, has plateaued and I have so far been unable to return to my usual show preparation and performance routine. I […]

Performances on hold due to injuries

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A peaceful and calm song by Debussy… one of my favourites, filmed at Phantom Creek Estate Winery in Oliver, British Columbia- one of the most beautiful wineries I have had the pleasure of visiting with a beautiful peaceful song. Oliver is known as the wine capital of Canada! It really was one of the most […]

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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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