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