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Join me on my twenty year career as a professional violinist, and life as a wife and mom of 3 as we live with faith, love and a whole lot of fun and creativity! Sophie XO
What a Valentine’s Day! I had an absolute blast performing with the most fabulous musicians at the Polaris Theatre in Calgary last weekend, sponsored by BetterIT Workplace Chaplains, with special guests Tango Calgary & Natasha Arnall! Here are some fabulous shots from photographer Chuck Smurlo, capturing so many beautiful moments! Video coming soon! Sophie XO […]
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, and meet the team in this video: […]
A brand new show launching! This Valentine’s Day, join the Heart Strings Ensemble and violinist Sophie Armstrong on a journey through love, sorrow, beauty, and classic love songs at Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts. Heart Strings will captivate audiences with timeless music and original compositions, seamlessly blending classical precision with global influences. Celebrate love […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You guys!! I just had the three most magical, and challenging days here in beautiful Scotland. I should always start to expect the unexpected, because I could never have guessed how this was going to go. I had in my mind, that we were going to film an epic music video…. And I think we […]
Hey everyone! So last year, I changed my stage name, which many of you know. Some of you guys still know me as Sophie Serafino and that’s cool, I used that name for a long time. In changing my name back to my maiden name – my birth name of Armstrong (Scottish), I became more […]
