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