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