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