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Bruce Kiesling is the conductor of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), the Los Angeles Philharmonic's community youth orchestra initiative. The program is directly inspired by 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, he holds advanced degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Miami (Florida) and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Before coming to California, Bruce spent eight years as Resident Conductor for the Greensboro Symphony. 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 "StaleMate," "Followed," “Wesley,” "Seven Days of Yellow," "Di Passaggio," “Foresight” and the award winning shorts "1915" and "Stormy Weather."