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