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