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