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