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