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