The Sinfonietta often plays works by Taiwan composers and "traditional national melodies do indeed have their value, but if you're talking about greatness, you have to pick and choose."
因此，儘管台北愛樂演出時常會加入台灣作曲家的作品，但梅哲卻語重心長地叮嚀：「民族的傳統曲風絕對有它的價值，我也非常喜歡，但如果談到偉大，就要從中跳脫才行。」