 Christie won a 2019 Grammy Award (Best Opera Recording) for the world premiere recording of Mason Bates’ "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs" with The Santa Fe Opera (PENTATONE).In 2017, he led the world premiere performances at The Santa Fe Opera.In 2019, Christie was appointed Music Director of the New West Symphony, serving the greater Los Angeles area in Thousand Oaks and Oxnard, California.