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