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