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