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