- Exigence, Christie Dashiell, Kenneth Kiesler, Jubilant Sykes, Cyrus Chestnut, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Angela Brown
- Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Lonel Woods, De Organizer Chorus, Monique Spells, Darnell Ishmel, Elizabeth Gray, Emery Stephens, Kenneth Kiesler, Rabihah Davis Dunn
- Kristin Eder, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Tamara Mumford, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Sophie Delphis, Lori Phillips, Julianna Di Giacomo, Jennifer Lane, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Sidney Outlaw, Dan Kempson, Kenneth Kiesler, Brenda Rae
- Kenneth Kiesler, Staatskapelle Weimar, String Orchestra of New York City, New York All-State String Orchestra, Eduardo Navega
- Barbara Nissman, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, 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.