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