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