Allegra Gilfenbaum is a vocal artist based in Brooklyn working across improvisation, sound, and embodied voice practices. Her work integrates performance, pedagogy, and cultural inquiry, with a focus on voice as a site of connection, perception, and expression.

She holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Bard College, with a minor in Human Rights, and studied music at the University of Ghana, Legon. Her practice draws from Western classical vocal training alongside continued study in Somatic Voicework™ (The LoVetri Method), sound-based practice with Malik Abdul-Rahmaan, and ongoing exploration of Jewish vocal and spiritual traditions, including Embodying the Aleph-Bet.

Over the past decade, Gilfenbaum has developed an original approach to voice grounded in attention, sensation, and responsiveness. She is the founder of VocalEase, a voice practice designed for adult beginners, which introduces foundational technique while opening space for exploration, experimentation, and personal expression through song.

Her work is informed by a range of musical and cultural lineages, including Western classical music, West African musical traditions, Black American music, and Jewish vocal practice. Across these influences, she is interested in how voice can function as a tool for access — expanding people’s ability to listen, to feel, and to participate in shared creative experience.

In addition to her artistic work, Gilfenbaum has held roles in community engagement and program development, including at the Hip Hop Education Center and the Centre for Social Innovation. These experiences continue to shape her approach to building spaces that are both structured and responsive, supporting individual exploration within a collective context.

She is also the creator of 187 Bloom, an interdisciplinary vocal project developed through improvisation and sound-based exploration.