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