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