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