The Pitches of 2024
Grace Bida, President
Art, Film and Visual Studies (AFVS), and Education Studies • Class of 2026 • Mather House • Soprano II
gracebida@college.harvard.edu
Grace is a sophomore from Wellesley, MA, and went to her first Pitches concert when she was three years old. Having been to many since, she is thrilled be part of the group, and grateful to be its President during the group’s 49th year! Grace is passionate about bringing empathy and equity to education and plans to study sociology at Harvard. When she not rehearsing or studying, you can find her exploring the city with her camera and and obsessing over the lyrical genius, Taylor Swift.
Camille Baker, Music Director
Sociology • Class of 2025 • Leverett House • Alto I
camibaker@college.harvard.edu
Cami is a junior from a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA. Cami is so excited to be singing for her third year in the Pitches and this time taking on the role as Music Director. When she’s not singing the doo-bas with the Pitches, she may be seen biking around campus, hanging with her pals from HCFA, planning the next social gathering or writing an essay that was due last month. Cami loves long conversations with friends, Veritaffles, impromptu dance parties, studying the Bible, and spending time with the Lord. Cami is always up for an adventure and loves meeting new people!
Katie Burstein, Business Manager
Classics and History of Science • Class of 2025 • Winthrop House • Alto II
kburstein@college.harvard.edu
Katie is a junior from Wellesley, MA, who is over the moon to be Business Manager of the Pitches this year! When not snapping away with the Alto 2s and sending emails, you can find her singing Bach Cantatas with Collegium, writing for the Crimson and reading on University Hall steps. Katie spends her free time listening to Bruce Springsteen records, playing the guitar, and planning out dinner party menus.
Emily Chan, Assistant Music Director
Class of 2026 • Leverett House • Alto I
emily_chan@college.harvard.edu
Emily is a sophomore from Mountain View, CA and is so incredibly excited to be singing with the Pitches this year! Outside of a cappella, you can find her at the IOP with her CIVICS class, dining with the Taiwanese Cultural Society, or (at the end of the week) rushing to finish her CS50 Pset. She’s an avid Blue-Biker and Brain-Breaker, and loves baking, soccer, and listening to music in the Wigglet courtyard.
Andreea Haidau, International Tour Manager
Class of 2026 • Mather House • Soprano II
andreeahaidau@college.harvard.edu
Andreea is a sophomore from Wheeling, IL (Chicago area) and has already laughed to the point of tears with the Pitches on many occasions. Needless to say, she’s very happy to be a Pitch. At any given moment, (while not in rehearsal, of course), she may be found doing any of the following: literally singing in the rain, having a spontaneous dance party with her roommates, burning her tongue on too-hot tea and drinking it anyway, and staying up all night reading.
Isa Berliner, Domestic Tour Manager
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Art, Film, and Visual Studies • Class of 2024 • Winthrop House • Soprano I
iberliner@college.harvard.edu
Isa is a senior from Culver City, CA, and she is so overjoyed to be Domestic Tour Manager for the Pitches this year! When she isn't trying to explain musical ideas with nonsensical hand motions, you might find her behind a light board, giving tours of Harvard, sleeping on the couch in the Sever animation studio, or hopelessly trying to keep her plants alive. In her free time, she loves drinking tea, finding new artistic hobbies to be bad at, and procrastinating in the Winthrop dhall.
Sarah Latzke
Class of 2025 • Cabot House • Soprano II
slatzke@college.harvard.edu
Sarah (or, as the Pitches call her, “Slatz”) is a junior from Powell, Ohio! When not rehearsing with the group or planning its next adventure, Sarah sings even more with Collegium—and in the shower. You can often find her watching the Twilight movies with her blockmates, growing her corgi-themed-item collection, and dancing energetically for hours on end.
Karly Chan
Class of 2026 • Mather House • Soprano I
karlychan@college.harvard.edu
Karly is a sophomore from Long Island, NY and she is beyond excited to be singing with the Pitches this year! Besides singing, she’s also involved in HPS, WiCS, and MIHNUET, and serves as the Special Events/Outreach Coordinator for PBHA Experimentors. Her favorite things include chai lattes (because they’re cheaper than matcha lattes), sunny days, travelling, and frozen yogurt. In her free time, you can catch her spending way too much money on food in the Square, chatting with friends, and biking along the river.
Angela Zhang
Class of 2027 • Thayer • Soprano II
angelazhang1@college.harvard.edu
Angela is a freshman from Warren, NJ! She’s danced and played piano throughout her entire life, and then picked up singing later in high school. She’s more than thrilled to stay involved with the performing arts by singing with the Pitches! Besides music, she enjoys weightlifting, exploring start-ups with HUCP, eating and taking pictures of good food, saying yes to spontaneous adventures, and having late night conversations about who knows what (i.e., best modes of transportation, the science behind souls and consciousness, etc… you get the point).
Annabelle Brooks
Class of 2027 • Stoughton • Alto I
annabellebrooks@college.harvard.edu
Annabelle is a first year from Portland, ME, and had her alumni interview with the guy who came up with the name for the Pitches (shoutout Bob Stier ’75)! Annabelle is so excited to be a member of this group of talented singers and looks forward to going on many incredible adventures with the Pitches. She is interested in studying a combination of biology, music, and psychology at Harvard. When she isn’t singing or cranking out problem sets, you can find Annabelle skiing with the varsity Nordic team, hugging a tree at the Arboretum, playing piano, or getting lost in Cambridge because she has a very poor sense of direction.
Chloe Chao
Class of 2027 • Thayer • Alto I
cchao@college.harvard.edu
Chloe is a freshman from Weston, MA and is so excited to be singing with the Pitches this year! She loves painting, picnics, Costco (especially the free samples), thrifting clothes, and picking up hobbies that she doesn’t have the time for. Outside of a cappella, she can be found doing theater, frantically finishing her LS1a pset, munching at brain break, and singing in the shower!
Dhriti Vadlakonda
Class of 2026 • Currier • Alto I
dhriti_vadlakonda@college.harvard.edu
Dhriti is a sophomore in Currier House studying engineering sciences. She is from Clarksville, Maryland. Outside of The Pitches, Dhriti competes with Harvard Mock Trial, dances with Harvard Deepam, is an analyst with the Harvard Biotech Club, and does patient outcomes research at MGH! In her free time, you can find Dhriti laughing the night away with her roomies, on the way to/back from Kung Fu Tea, out shopping in Boston, and binge-watching Bollywood movies on Netflix.
Elizabeth Bennett
Class of 2026 • Dunster • Soprano II
elizabethbennett@college.harvard.edu
Elizabeth is a Sophomore from England who studies Music and French. As a lover of all things music-related, she is absolutely thrilled to be singing with the Pitches this year. On campus, she is also a member of the University Choir and the Bach Society Orchestra, and often plays in pit bands with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club. When she’s not running between all of these rehearsals, you can usually find her practicing French (eating croissants), learning new tunes on her mandolin (procrastinating her music theory homework), and gossiping with her sisters on the phone.
Isabella Gidi
Class of 2027 • Thayer • Soprano I
isabellagidi@college.harvard.edu
Bella is a freshman from Houston, Texas interested in studying physics. She loves breaking out into song and dance spontaneously, so Pitches rehearsal always leaves her in a great mood!