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