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