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