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