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