Sidney Outlaw

Sidney Outlaw serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice at the Conservatory of Music within Brooklyn College's School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts. A critically acclaimed baritone from Brevard, North Carolina, he is renowned for his "deep, rich timbre" (The New York Times) and "weighty and forthright" sound (San Francisco Chronicle), with performances spanning major opera houses, symphonies, and international festivals.

His academic foundation includes:

• Bachelor in Music Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Master of Vocal Performance from The Juilliard School

Outlaw's artistic practice centers on vocal performance with specialized expertise in opera, art song, and oratorio. His repertoire traverses Baroque to contemporary works, demonstrated through roles like Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, and Apollo in Milhaud's L’Orestie d’Eschyle. He maintains active collaborations with pianists Warren Jones, Carol Wong, Steven Blier, and Michael Barrett, performing at venues including Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall.

His distinguished accolades encompass:

• Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe Grand Prize (2010)
• GRAMMY nomination for Naxos recording
• Walter W. Naumburg Foundation 2nd Prize
• Gerda Lissner Foundation 2nd Prize (2011)
• Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions National Semi-Finalist
• Florida Grand Opera/YPO Vocal Competition Grand Prize

As a cultural ambassador, Outlaw performed in Guinea as a U.S. State Department Arts Envoy during Black History Month. While his faculty role emphasizes performance pedagogy, no student advisement or research grant details are publicly documented.