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