 Sponsored by the City of New York, the Department of Parks, and local 802 A.F.M., Gargiulo conducted a series of outdoor summer concerts called “Live Music for Millions.”

Subsequent years found Maestro Gargiulo performing as Music Director, Assistant Conductor and Conductor with opera companies such as the Miami Opera Guild, Wagner Opera Company’s National Tour, New York Opera Festival in Washington, DC, Cafarelli Opera in Cleveland, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in Columbus, Georgia, the Connecticut Opera Association, the Philadelphia Opera and the Cincinnati Summer Opera.As a member of the Sacred Musical Service in New York City he was a freelance choir master, organist and pianist.Theodore’s last international conducting tour included the symphony orchestra of Ottawa, Vancouver and other cities in Canada.