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