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