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