The Pitches of 2026
Emily Chan, President
Neuroscience • Class of 2026 • Leverett House • Alto I
Emily is a senior from Mountain View, CA and is thrilled to dive into her fourth year with the Pitches! Outside of a cappella, you can find her studying larval zebrafish in lab, kicking around with the Club Soccer team, helping out at a PAF study break, or (most likely) biking around the Charles River whilst lipsyncing to Lizzy McAlpine. The key to her heart? A strawberry matcha latte, a curated playlist, and a gorgeous sunset.
Annabelle Brooks, Music Director
Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology • Class of 2027 • Mather House • Soprano II
Annabelle is a junior from Portland, Maine. A classical and jazz pianist, she has always loved music and also enjoys playing the trumpet in the Harvard Band. Fascinated by all creatures great and small (she has a tiny zoo of pets back home including a mellow ball python snake named Steve), she is studying a combination of psychology and biology. Also, fun fact: she had her alumni interview with the guy who came up with the name for the Pitches (shoutout Bob Stier ’75)! When she isn’t singing or cranking out problem sets, you can find her going for a run along the Charles, searching for a tasty cappuccino, or getting lost in Cambridge because she has a very poor sense of direction.
Andreea Haidau, Business Manager
Applied Mathematics and Cognitive Science • Class of 2026 • Mather House • Soprano II
Andreea is a senior from the Chicago area. At any given moment, she may be found doing one of the following: literally singing in the rain, having a spontaneous dance party with her roommates, burning her tongue on too-hot tea but drinking it anyway, or staying up all night for no good reason.
Grace Bida, Tour Manager
Art, Film and Visual Studies (AFVS) and Education • Class of 2026 • Mather House • Alto II
Grace is a senior 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 50th year! Grace is passionate about bringing empathy and equity to education. When she is not rehearsing or studying, you can find her exploring the city with her camera and and obsessing over the lyrical genius, Taylor Swift.
Dhriti Vadlakonda, Tour Manager
Engineering Sciences • Class of 2026 • Currier House • Alto I
Dhriti is a senior in Currier House studying engineering sciences. She is from Clarksville, Maryland. Outside of the Pitches, Dhriti is the business manager for Harvard Model UN, dances with Harvard Ghungroo, 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 Ten One Tea House, out shopping in Boston, and binge-watching Bollywood movies on Netflix.
Chloe Chao, Co-Stage Manager
Integrative Biology • Class of 2027 • Mather House • Alto II
Chloe is a junior 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 p-sets, munching at brain break, and singing in the shower!
Grace Hawkins, Co-Stage Manager
Undeclared • Class of 2028 • Leverett House • Soprano I
Grace is a sophomore hailing from McLean, Virginia and she is beyond excited to join this incredibly talented community of performers—and celebrate their 50th anniversary this year! You can find her sampling every variety of tea available in Annenberg or “studying” at brain break with her friends.
Angela Zhang
Economics and Philosophy • Class of 2027 • Mather House • Alto I
Angela is a junior from Warren, NJ! For fun, she likes writing music, exploring new restaurants to rank on Beli, and various other random things. She hates running but otherwise enjoys all other things fitness. Other things she likes include sourdough pasta, spicy salmon, and Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. In case you couldn’t tell, if you have a good book or restaurant recommendation, please send it her way.
Isabella Gidi
Applied Mathematics • Class of 2027 • Mather House • Soprano I
Bella is a junior from Houston, Texas studying Applied Math on the Computer Science Track with a minor in Mind, Brain, and Behavior. She loves breaking out into song and dance spontaneously, so Pitches rehearsal always leaves her in a great mood! :)
