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