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