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