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