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