The Radcliffe Pitches in Concert in Los Angeles
This summer, the Pitches are traveling along the West Coast of the US and into Canada, and are thrilled to present a concert here in Los Angeles. The Harvard Yardbirds will open the show.
Tuesday, May 29th @ 7:00pm
Westwood Presbyterian Church, 10822 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Come join the The Radcliffe Pitches for a night of jazz a cappella as they start off on their biannual summer tour! The group, composed of 12 undergraduate women, is the oldest all-female a cappella group at Harvard, founded in 1975 at the historic Hasty Pudding Club. The Pitches are well known for their sophisticated musicality and timeless repertoire inspired by artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.
Every year, the Pitches perform many concerts at Harvard and around the world <http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/tours.html> , with recent destinations including Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Mexico. This summer, the Pitches are traveling along the West Coast of the US and into Canada, and are thrilled to present a concert here in Los Angeles with the help of the Harvard Club of Southern California.
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Contact: Ken Williams, kenneth_s_williams@hotmail.com
As an added attraction, The Harvard Yardbirds will open the show.
The Harvard Yardbirds are composed of LA based Harvard alums who have sung with a cross section of Harvard a capella groups spanning the 70's to the 00's, including the Pitches, Krokodiloes, Callbacks, and Opportunes, as well as Choral groups such as the Harvard Glee Club, Collegium Musicum and University Choir. The Group's repertoire features mixed-voice arrangements ranging from Gershwin and Berlin standards to popular songs by such artists as Billy Joel, James Taylor and Duffy.