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