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