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