She learnt these words from her first violin teacher the late Ernest Llewellyn, ex concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

She also fondly recalled the encouragement of her Frensham music teachers Ian Cooper, Roma Dix and Christine Tilley.

Myee left Mittagong as an 18-year-old violinist, set to undertake the challenge of music training at the Hong Kong Performing Arts School.

"It was a very intense three years with an average of eight hours practice a day and lots of performing," she said.

"I became a pretty independent, thick-skinned young lady, which was good preparation for my postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London with Professor David Takeno."

While Myee enjoyed the "exotic and exciting" city atmosphere of Hong Kong, she described London as being "incredible for its rich history and accessibility to everything."

She was able to visit wonderful museums and art galleries, see Shakespearean plays, hear her favourite soloists and orchestras and go to the opera.

Myee said being a short flight away from central Europe allowed her to play chamber music concerts in Berlin, Paris and Spain, take masterclasses in Holland and Portugal and tour Switzerland and Scotland with the London Soloist.

"I even received an invitation to play for HRH Queen Elizabeth II in Cyprus, as a result of winning the Royal Overseas League Competition in London," she said.

Myee saw even more of the world as concertmaster of the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra for two years and played in concert halls of Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Montreal and Oslo.

At the age of 24, Myee moved to Norway for a one-year contract as principal violin of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and said she didn't realise at the time the move would change her life path.

"By the end of that first year in Trondheim I had fallen in love with a Norwegian and decided I wanted to stay."

"Lucky for me I landed a job with the Arctimus Ensemble, which is probably the only piano quintet in the word that is 100 per cent funded by the government."

With the quintet Myee toured the northern parts of Norway, Sweeden and Finland, giving an average of 150 concerts per year.

"It was an inspiring period of my life," she said.

Following her mother's diagnosis with cancer, Myee spent the next four years travelling back and forth and then realised after 15 years abroad, it was time to come home.

After her mother sadly passed away, Myee moved to Brisbane with her husband before following work opportunities to Sydney and playing with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, ABC Classics and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

In 2010 Myee formed the Acacia Quartet with three friends.

"In just five years we've become one of Australia's most acclaimed string quartets with four CD albums - two which were nominated for an ARIA and APRA Arts Music Awards.

Her trip back to Australia brought Myee full circle to the Highlands once again when, just a few weeks after she and her husband decided to move back to the region, she was asked to become the artistic director of the Bowral Autumn Music Festival.

"I'm so happy to be back in this beautiful part of NSW," she said.

Myee said she was very pleased that Acacia Quartet received "such a warm welcome from the audiences" when it performed five concerts as Ensemble in Residence.

"I'm really looking forward to this new chapter of my life and watching my own family grow up here."

Myee said her gift back to the Highlands would be presenting "more superb music and esteemed performers" at the 10th anniversary of the Bowral Autumn Music Festival next year.

Myee's ensemble, Acacia Quartet will perform at the Rose Room in Burradoo on Saturday, May 23.

Drinks from 4.30pm, concert at 5pm and a few tickets still available at www.acaciaquartet.com