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