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