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