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