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