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