- Exigence, Issachah Savage, Angela Brown, Jubilant Sykes, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn, Christie Dashiell, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Cyrus Chestnut
- Darnell Ishmel, Lonel Woods, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Elizabeth Gray, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, De Organizer Chorus, Monique Spells, Emery Stephens, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Kenneth Kiesler, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks
- Julianna Di Giacomo, Brenda Rae, Kristin Eder, Lori Phillips, Dan Kempson, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Jennifer Lane, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Tamara Mumford, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, Kenneth Kiesler, Sidney Outlaw
- New York All-State String Orchestra, String Orchestra of New York City, Eduardo Navega, Kenneth Kiesler, Staatskapelle Weimar
- Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Nissman
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.