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