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