- Rabihah Davis Dunn, Elizabeth Gray, Lonel Woods, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, Darnell Ishmel, Emery Stephens, Monique Spells, Olivia Duval, Branden C.S. Hood, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, De Organizer Chorus, Kenneth Kiesler
- Jennifer Lane, Sophie Delphis, Tamara Mumford, Sidney Outlaw, Dan Kempson, Kristin Eder, Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Lori Phillips, Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo
- Staatskapelle Weimar, Eduardo Navega, New York All-State String Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, String Orchestra of New York City
- Tyler Oliphant, Yi Wang Pei, Gary Moss, Thomas Glenn, Michigan University Opera Chorus, Kenneth Kiesler, Jesse Blumberg, Jennifer Larson, Sarah Elizabeth Williams, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Brian Pfaltzgraf, Nicholas Phan, Deborah Selig, Mark Kent, Michigan University Opera Orchestra, Isaiah Sheffer, Christopher Meerdink
- Evan Premo, Tim Eriksen, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Phan, Anne Carolyn Bird
- BBC Singers, Tyler Oliphant, Christopher Wilkins, Sarah Elizabeth Williams, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Brian Pfaltzgraf, Nicholas Phan, Thomas Glenn, Michigan University Opera Chorus, Mark Kent, Jesse Blumberg, Yi Wang Pei, Richard Troxell, Kenneth Kiesler, Deborah Selig, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
- Michigan University Opera Chorus, Gary Moss, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Christopher Meerdink, Yi Wang Pei, Mark Kent, Yoel Levi, Tyler Oliphant, Kenneth Kiesler, Robert Vernon, Avner Ital, Jennifer Larson, Michigan University Opera Orchestra, Isaiah Sheffer, BBC Singers
- Christopher Meerdink, Lauren Allardyce, Carla Wood, Freda Herseth, Joseph Evans, Chamber Opera Ensemble, Richard Lalli, Paul Hostetter, Kenneth Kiesler, Michael Gallant, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Karen Longwell, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tyler Oliphant, Matthew Chellis, Raphael Frieder
Kenneth Kiesler
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.