To stimulate creation of modern music, Taiwanese composers Hsu Chang-hui, Ku Hsien-liang and others established a "music-making group" in 1961. At the first concert sponsored by the group, Kuo's three solo piano concertos were very well received.
為了推動現代音樂的創作，台灣作曲家許常惠與顧獻樑等人，於 1961 年發起「製樂小集」。