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