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