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