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