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