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