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