La’Shelle Allen, Contralto, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where she began her journey in music at the Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduation, Ms. Allen relocated to New York City to pursue her aspirations and was hired as a Soloist for the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble. This began her professional career performing nationally and internationally. For more than 25 years La’Shelle Allen has shared her remarkable talents with the world. Highlights of Ms. Allen’s work include appearances at St. Peter’s Basilica, Grand Théâtre de Genève and North Sea Jazz Festival de Vienne. Her operatic experience has afforded her the opportunity to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Houston Grand Opera,  Cincinnati Opera, Opera Theatre St. Louis, University of Kentucky Opera Theater, Bluegrass Opera, Teatro Colon, Bogota, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari and Israeli Opera, Tel-Aviv. Ms. Allen works not only as a Classical Vocalist but also as Composer/Arranger, Producer, Actress, Recording and Voice-Over Artist. Spirituals, Jazz, Blues and Soul make up some of the genres La’Shelle explores in her writing and performance. Ms. Allen is the creator of Spirituals In Motion, The Album, and educational outreach program honoring the musical traditions of the American Negro Spiritual.