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