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