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