Aidan Laidlaw, from Royal Oak Michigan, is a baritone vocalist that has recently graduated from Oakland University with a Bachelors in Music. As an undergraduate, Aidan has studied with Dr. Drake Dantzler for four years learning a wide variety of music from multiple eras and nationalities. He has performed in numerous Oakland University Opera productions with the most notable roles being Bob in Menotti's Old Maid and the Thief, Father in Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel, and Guglielmo in Mozart's Cosí fan tutte. Aidan has performed in multiple competitions with multiple wins which include winning the National Association of Teachers and Singing competiton in his respective category, a multiple time winner for the Elizabeth Gardner Voice Award, and the 2025 OU Concerto Competition where he got to perform an aria of his choosing with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Aidan has been a part of multiple professional gigs in the Detroit area ranging from church servives, choral concerts, weddings, funerals, and being a part of Greenfield Villages Barbershop quartet. In these performances, he has been a section leader for basses, baritones, and tenors as well as being a frequent soloist for any of his professional experiences. Aidan is continuing his education in the Fall to pursue a Masters degree at the Jacobs School of Music where he will study with Dr. Brian Gill and continue his training to be a better musician as well as a future teacher.