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