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