Bruce Kiesling
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Bruce Kiesling is a busy composer with many projects in various states
of production. Comfortable in a wide variety of musical genres, his
film scores reflect an eclectic collection of musical styles from
simple, homespun folk songs to more epic/adventure orchestral scores.
His projects include the feature films "Wesley," "Seven Days of Yellow"
"Foresight," "A Noise of Many Waters" (winner of the Red Inkworks
Screenwriting Competition)as well as the slasher comedy "Caesar and
Otto's Summer Camp Massacre" and the feature length documentary "Di
Passaggio" about 4 college students and their summer trip to Italy.
Other projects include a documentary for the Hickory Museum of Art, the web-series "Forced to Protect," the pilot for the series "Raven Rock" and three book trailers for the Random House Video Book Awards. Bruce has also composed music for the trailer for the feature "Metal Detector," (2009) and many student films, including "1915" which won the DGA award for best student director and was a East Coast Finalist for the Student Academy Award. Other student films with success on the festival circuit include "Stormy Weather,""Por Amor," and "Tommy's Chocolates." Scores for live theatrical performances include "On Golden Pond" at Triad Stage and "Swimming" off-Broadway in New York City. He was also recently the musical director in Los Angeles for the Reprise Theater's production of "They're Playing Our Song" with Jason Alexander.
Bruce holds a masters degree in Film Scoring from the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking and several conducting degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Miami, Florida.
Bruce also has an active conducting career. Performances on "The Tonight Show," at the Hollywood Bowl (with Stevie Wonder), Disney Hall, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall are highlights of his recent appearances. In addition he is the conductor of the LA Phil's YOLA program inspired by music director Gustavo Dudamel's training program in Venezuela. Previously, he served for eight years as resident conductor of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as the music director and conductor of the Tulare County Symphony in California.
Other projects include a documentary for the Hickory Museum of Art, the web-series "Forced to Protect," the pilot for the series "Raven Rock" and three book trailers for the Random House Video Book Awards. Bruce has also composed music for the trailer for the feature "Metal Detector," (2009) and many student films, including "1915" which won the DGA award for best student director and was a East Coast Finalist for the Student Academy Award. Other student films with success on the festival circuit include "Stormy Weather,""Por Amor," and "Tommy's Chocolates." Scores for live theatrical performances include "On Golden Pond" at Triad Stage and "Swimming" off-Broadway in New York City. He was also recently the musical director in Los Angeles for the Reprise Theater's production of "They're Playing Our Song" with Jason Alexander.
Bruce holds a masters degree in Film Scoring from the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking and several conducting degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Miami, Florida.
Bruce also has an active conducting career. Performances on "The Tonight Show," at the Hollywood Bowl (with Stevie Wonder), Disney Hall, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall are highlights of his recent appearances. In addition he is the conductor of the LA Phil's YOLA program inspired by music director Gustavo Dudamel's training program in Venezuela. Previously, he served for eight years as resident conductor of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as the music director and conductor of the Tulare County Symphony in California.
