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