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