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