TOURS!
The Pitches perform globally every year over the course of two to three tours. We build our tours around a variety of public and private events around the world. Each winter recess, we travel around the US and North America for our Winter Tour. Traditionally, we spend our spring break in Bermuda and have been singing on our Spring Tour there for the last 40 years. Every other year, we also perform across multiple continents during our Summer International Tour. We are so grateful to be able to collaborate and share our music with local and international communities.
Soon:
in January 2025 we will be touring in Norway, Denmark, Germany, and France!
in March 2025 we will be celebrating our 40th annual spring tour in Bermuda.
Recently:
in Summer 2024 we toured internationally in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and England.
in January 2024 we toured domestically in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.
For 2025 and beyond: We are looking to collaborate with alums of Harvard, Radcliffe, and other extended community visionaries looking to turn their love of a cappella (and nostalgia for days in Cambridge) into a future tour stop.
Interested? Intrigued? Please visit our booking and events page, or reach out to our Tour Managers at contact@pitches.org.
Pitches singing our signature song “You’d Be Surprised” during a gala at the Blithewold Manor in Rhode Island, 2024.
Winter Tour
The Pitches typically go on a domestic tour during winter break each year… Except this year!
In honor of our 50th anniversary, we will be going on a European winter tour in January of 2025.
Find us in… Oslo, Norway from January 12-17, Copenhagen, Denmark from January 17-20, Berlin, Germany from January 20-22, and Paris, France from January 22-25.
Winter tour gives the Pitches opportunities to perform for a variety of audiences and is a wonderful bonding experience for our group.
Past destinations have included…
Bristol RI, New Haven CT, Washington DC, New Jersey and NYC in 2024; Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and NYC in 2023; Long Island, New York City, and Philadelphia in 2019; New York and Boston in 2018; New York and New Jersey in 2017; Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2016; Sarasota, Florida in 2015; and Baltimore and DC in 2014.
Pitches touring the Grand Palace in the heart of Bangkok!
Summer International Tour
Every other summer, the Pitches go on an all-expenses-paid international tour. Summer tours are an exciting opportunity for the Pitches to share their music with audiences across the world, and for members to gain new musical and cultural experiences.
In 2024, we toured Taiwan and Singapore for the first time ever, and returned to South Korea, Hong Kong, and England after 10 years. During our week in Taiwan, we traveled to Taitung on the southeast coast of Taiwan to sing traditional indigenous music with local students, and then jammed with fellow singers at Taipei Tech and Yuan Ze University. We were delighted to sight-see and sing for Pitch alums (and even Pitch families) in Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Bath, and London, while taking in the beautiful views. We discovered that we are collectively awful at tandem biking, but excellent at hand-making noodles.
In 2022, the Pitches traveled to Thailand for two weeks. Splitting our time between Bangkok and Phuket, we performed at schools and community centers, and made sure to save some time to explore the cities and swim in the Indian Ocean! We had the honor of performing two charity concerts during our time in Thailand, raising money for the Community Children Foundation and scholarships for two Afghan female refugee students to attend UWC Thailand.
In 2019, we toured in China, stopping in Beijing, Ningbo, and Xi’an to perform for students of all ages. In 2017, we traveled to Palo Alto, where we performed at Stanford University and with local alumnae, as well as to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. In 2015, we traveled to London, Cambridge, Paris, and Berlin. In 2013, we traveled to San Francisco, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Changsha.
Pitches afloat at the Blue Hole, 2024
Spring Break Bermuda Tour
During spring break each March, we tour the beautiful island of Bermuda.
In collaboration with the U.S. Consulate and the Harvard Krokodiloes, we perform an annual charity concert for the public and sing for the Consul General.
We also partner with resorts, restaurants, and museums around the island, who provide us with accommodations and meals in exchange for performances at their elegant venues.
When we’re not singing, we’re enjoying Bermuda’s sights and famous pink sand beaches. You might find us snorkeling, at karaoke, or beating the Kroks and members of the Hasty Pudding at beach volleyball.
Tours are an exciting part of being in the Pitches and a way to perform for audiences around the world. As a group, we are dedicated to providing this opportunity to travel at no cost to our individual members.
The Pitches’ domestic and international tours are made financially possible by
funds we raise from our performances throughout the year
ticket, poster, and merchandise sales
proceeds from our special event bookings
the logistical & financial support of our alums and patrons
the generous sponsorship of hosts, organizations, and venues around the world who provide us with accommodations and meals
You can donate to the Pitches here, and thank you to all of our supporters who make our travels possible.
