- University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Exigence, Angela Brown, Christie Dashiell, Kenneth Kiesler, Issachah Savage, Cyrus Chestnut, Jubilant Sykes, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn
- Lonel Woods, Elizabeth Gray, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Emery Stephens, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Darnell Ishmel, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Monique Spells, Kenneth Kiesler, De Organizer Chorus
- Kenneth Kiesler, Jennifer Lane, Brenda Rae, Sidney Outlaw, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, Tamara Mumford, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Dan Kempson, Kristin Eder, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Julianna Di Giacomo, Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Lori Phillips
- Kenneth Kiesler, New York All-State String Orchestra, Eduardo Navega, Staatskapelle Weimar, String Orchestra of New York City
- Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra
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.