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