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