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