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