- Lonel Woods, De Organizer Chorus, Emery Stephens, Elizabeth Gray, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Monique Spells, Kenneth Kiesler, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Darnell Ishmel, Rabihah Davis Dunn, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
- University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kristin Eder, Lori Phillips, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, Julianna Di Giacomo, Jennifer Lane, Sidney Outlaw, Brenda Rae, Tamara Mumford, Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Dan Kempson
- New York All-State String Orchestra, Eduardo Navega, Staatskapelle Weimar, String Orchestra of New York City, Kenneth Kiesler
- Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler
- Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Brian Pfaltzgraf, Nicholas Phan, Mark Kent, Jennifer Larson, Sarah Elizabeth Williams, Gary Moss, Christopher Meerdink, Thomas Glenn, Michigan University Opera Chorus, Jesse Blumberg, Isaiah Sheffer, Kenneth Kiesler, Tyler Oliphant, Yi Wang Pei, Deborah Selig, Michigan University Opera Orchestra
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.