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