When Taiwan came under the influence of Western music, he pioneered contemporary Taiwanese orchestral music. For his outstanding accomplishments, he is to receive a National Award for Arts in October 2006.
在台灣開始接觸西洋音樂之初，他肩負台灣現代民族音樂拓荒者的責任，傑出的表現，今年 10 月再獲第 10 屆國家文藝獎肯定。