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