"Musical expression is intimately related to language, culture, and national characteristics. Taiwanese society is very responsive, very lively, and very good at absorbing and accepting what others have to offer. We ought to make these qualities work for us to establish a classical sound with a 'Taiwanese flavor.'
「音樂表現和語言、文化、民族性都有密切關係，而台灣社會是反應很快、很活潑、吸收力和接受度都很強的，應該把這些特質發揮出來，建立具有『台灣味』的聲音。