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