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