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