) ▁and ▁The ▁Light ▁in ▁the ▁Pia zza ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁for ▁some ▁ten ▁Off - B road way ▁musical s , ▁starting ▁with ▁G us ▁and ▁Al ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁through ▁St rik ing ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁on - stage ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁T itan ic ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁as ▁a ▁perform er ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁on - stage ▁tri o ▁of ▁mus icians . ▁He ▁began ▁stage ▁direct ing ▁in ▁regional ▁theatre ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁musical ▁See ▁What ▁I ▁W anna ▁See , ▁both ▁region ally ▁and ▁off - B road way , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁musical ▁conduct or ▁for ▁concert s ▁for ▁perform er ▁Victoria ▁Clark . ▁The ▁two ▁met ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁when ▁they ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Chap el ▁Ch oir ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁viol ist ▁in ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁conducted ▁concert s ▁for ▁Aud ra ▁Mc Donald , ▁such ▁as ▁her ▁Houston ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁debut ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁and ▁her ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁concert , ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of