- Jubilant Sykes, Angela Brown, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn, Cyrus Chestnut, Issachah Savage, Christie Dashiell, Kenneth Kiesler, Exigence, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers
- Rabihah Davis Dunn, De Organizer Chorus, Elizabeth Gray, Darnell Ishmel, Lonel Woods, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, Emery Stephens, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Monique Spells, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks
- University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Jennifer Lane, Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Sidney Outlaw, Dan Kempson, Kristin Eder, Tamara Mumford, Kenneth Kiesler, Lori Phillips, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, Sophie Delphis
- String Orchestra of New York City, New York All-State String Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, Weimar Staatskapelle Chamber Orchestra, Eduardo Navega
- Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra
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.