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