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