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