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