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