wˌɛn doʊnˈɑːɾoʊ kˈæbɹɚɹə wʌz tʃˈoʊzən tə bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈɛkst mjˈuːzɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, mˈɛmbɚ tʃˈʌk skˈænlən sˈɛd ɐbˌaʊt ðə kəndˈʌktɚ, "hiː hæd aɪdˈiəz, plˈænz, pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz, ænd hiː wʌzðə mˈoʊst fˈoʊkəst ɔnðə fjˈuːtʃɚ."
When Donato Cabrera was chosen to become the next music director, member Chuck Scanlan said about the conductor, "He had ideas, plans, programs, [and] he was the most focused on the future."