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