- Exigence, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Angela Brown, Jubilant Sykes, Cyrus Chestnut, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Christie Dashiell, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn
- Elizabeth Gray, Monique Spells, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, De Organizer Chorus, Emery Stephens, Darnell Ishmel, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Lonel Woods, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Kenneth Kiesler
- Kristin Eder, Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo, Sidney Outlaw, Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, Lori Phillips, Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Tamara Mumford, Kenneth Kiesler
- Staatskapelle Weimar, Eduardo Navega, String Orchestra of New York City, Kenneth Kiesler, New York All-State String Orchestra
- Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler
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.