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