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