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