bruce kiesling profile
Bruce Kiesling was just named the Conductor of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), the Los Angeles Philharmonic's community youth orchestra initiative. The program is directly inspired by incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel's experiences in Venezuela's world-renowned music education program "El Sistema." Bruce also currently serves as the Music Director of the Tulare County Symphony in California's Central Valley. His background encompasses conducting, harpsichord performance, theater, and piano work in both classical and popular genres. Originally from Canton, Ohio, Dr. Kiesling received degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Miami (Florida) and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Bruce spent eight years as Resident Conductor for the Greensboro Symphony, where he led classical concerts, the Holiday Concert, the Gospel Concert (featuring Curt Karr, Richard Smallwood and Wintley Phipps), the highly successful education concerts, and many appearances with Carolina Pops. He served as Music Director and Conductor for the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra, having led the orchestra at the Kennedy Center, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, and Carnegie Hall. Under Dr. Kiesling’s guidance, the youth orchestra program more than doubled in size and expanded to six different ensembles with more than 200 members. Bruce also led the Choral Society of Greensboro from 2007-2009.
Bruce is also a harpsichordist and has led performances from the keyboard with the University of Miami Chamber Orchestra, the Clarke Chamber Players and the Florida Baroque Ensemble. In the theater, he spent several years as the Supervising Music Director for the five-time Emmy–award winning political satire troupe, The News in Revue.
The other aspect of Bruce's careers is that of an active and busy composer. He has provided music for more than twenty productions, including the feature films “Wesley,” "Seven Days of Yellow," "Di Passaggio," “Foresight” and the award winning shorts "1915" and "Stormy Weather."
Career Highlights
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Conductor: YOLA Program
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- Tulare County Symphony, CA
- Music Director/Conductor
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- Wesley
- Feature: Foundery Pictures
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- A Noise of Many Waters
- Feature: Middleway Pictures
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