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