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