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