- University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn, Angela Brown, Jubilant Sykes, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Issachah Savage, Kenneth Kiesler, Christie Dashiell, Exigence, Cyrus Chestnut, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers
- Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Monique Spells, Emery Stephens, Branden C.S. Hood, Olivia Duval, Elizabeth Gray, Kenneth Kiesler, De Organizer Chorus, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Darnell Ishmel, Lonel Woods
- Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Jennifer Lane, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Lori Phillips, Tamara Mumford, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Kristin Eder, Dan Kempson, Sidney Outlaw, Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo, Kenneth Kiesler
- String Orchestra of New York City, Eduardo Navega, Staatskapelle Weimar, New York All-State String Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler
- Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra
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.