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