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