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