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