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