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