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