- Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Monique Spells, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, De Organizer Chorus, Lonel Woods, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Darnell Ishmel, Emery Stephens, Kenneth Kiesler, Elizabeth Gray
- Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo, Lori Phillips, Tamara Mumford, Jennifer Lane, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Sophie Delphis, Kristin Eder, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Sidney Outlaw, Dan Kempson
- New York All-State String Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Eduardo Navega, Kenneth Kiesler, String Orchestra of New York City
- Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler
- Gary Moss, Mark Kent, Jesse Blumberg, Yi Wang Pei, Deborah Selig, Christopher Meerdink, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Brian Pfaltzgraf, Nicholas Phan, Thomas Glenn, Michigan University Opera Chorus, Tyler Oliphant, Michigan University Opera Orchestra, Isaiah Sheffer, Kenneth Kiesler, Jennifer Larson, Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Kenneth Kiesler
Compilations
Biography
A longtime member of the music faculty at the University of Michigan, conductor Kenneth Kiesler has been noted as the mentor of numerous young conductors. He has had a distinguished career as a conductor himself, serving as the music director of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and as a guest conductor in many countries. Kiesler has also held roles leading the Indianapolis Symphony and the Saint Cecilia Orchestra, among others. In 1995, he joined the conducting faculty at the University of Michigan. Kiesler founded the Conductors Retreat at Medomak in 1997. In 2010, he led the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra in the premiere recording of Evan Chambers' The Old Burying Ground. Kiesler's 2014 recording of Milhaud's L'Orestie d'Eschyle was nominated for a Grammy award. In 2021, he conducted the University of Michigan Symphony in a recording of music by Vítezslava Kaprálová.