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