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