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