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