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