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