- Cyrus Chestnut, Issachah Savage, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Angela Brown, Kenneth Kiesler, Christie Dashiell, Jubilant Sykes, Exigence, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Rita Coburn
- Darnell Ishmel, De Organizer Chorus, Elizabeth Gray, Rabihah Davis Dunn, Kenneth Kellogg, Lori Celeste Hicks, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Lonel Woods, Kenneth Kiesler, Emery Stephens, Branden C.S. Hood, Olivia Duval, Monique Spells
- Tamara Mumford, Michigan University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, Brenda Rae, Julianna Di Giacomo, Sophie Delphis, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Dan Kempson, Sidney Outlaw, Lori Phillips, Jennifer Lane, Kristin Eder, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler
- Kenneth Kiesler, String Orchestra of New York City, New York All-State String Orchestra, Eduardo Navega, Staatskapelle Weimar
- Barbara Nissman, Kenneth Kiesler, Michigan University Symphony Orchestra
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.