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

Performances on hold due to injuries

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Well hello 2022. It’s been a wild ride! What will you bring? The last year has been filled with many ups and downs, and unexpected turns, from more restrictions, more postponed/cancelled shows to home schooling our children, working on new projects and enjoying our new home of Kelowna in British Columbia. Not what we expected, […]

Hello 2022!

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Happy December you guys! What a year 2020 has been – I can’t believe December is already here! We have finally settled in to our new home in Kelowna BC. The past few months have been filled with packing/unpacking, getting the kids settled in a new school and getting our bearings in our new city! […]

We Moved Across Canada!

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Happy Monday you guys! We’re back in Calgary, and I’m still dreaming of our beautiful days in Kelowna! Days by the water, building sand castles…. after lock down it was such a blessing. So while I’m saving up the new album material for next month’s Patreon Show, I thought it a perfect opportunity to share […]

June in the Okanagan, British Columbia

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🎉 Good morning, and a happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women out there! Today’s celebration is extra special for me as my daughter Victoria turns three. Her arrival on this empowering day has been the reason for my quieter presence during past festivities. As life goes on, I’ve had to reevaluate my […]

International Women’s Day 2020 + The Future of EWF

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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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