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