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