Frances Armstrong, originally from Surrey, British Columbia, grew up in a musical family where she showed great promise in both her piano playing and singing from a young age. She had a particular affinity for collaborating with singers, and she strongly believes that this early exposure to collaboration paved the way for her to receive her current position as the Head Coach at Edmonton Opera, where she is the principal repetiteur on all productions. She holds a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Toronto, where she studied with esteemed Canadian pianist Steven Philcox, and she also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance with Distinction from the University of Victoria. Frances studied a broad range of repertoire with internationally renowned artists at summer intensive programs such as the Franz Schubert Institute, Toronto Summer Music, and the Music Academy of the West.