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