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