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