June 6, 2005 at 3:33 AM

However, There are other dreams. When thinking about a couple of comments I have had recently, It got me thinking again that I would like to be a soloist. I'm never going to be at a standard to be an Orchestral Soloist, or at a standard to be able to tour, but Something that would be a bit more attainable would be a Soloist in my home town.

Something is missing in Perth. Recitals. Sure, we have the end of year recitals from the graduating students from the two Music schools, but the rest of the year there is nothing, and most of the time many people don't know about these graduation recitals.

I have never heard a soloist perform live any of the Major Sonatas, I've never heard the Bach S&P live except as encores at Orchestral Performances. This just isn't right.

I am now going to work hard to get myself to a technical standard that I can perform Sonatas in Perth. I'm fine if I earn most of my money from teaching, but I want to be able to give the people of Perth, especially the students, a chance to hear the other repertoire. The Beethoven Sonatas, the Brahms Sonatas. There is so much material there that is just never performed. No wonder our graduates can't give a really good interpretation - they haven't heard live soloists.

I don't know whether I'll get there, or how long this dream of mine will last, but anyhow, if I work hard, it will be beneficial for me, no matter where I go.