The Directors

Joe Cerutti, Jr.

Artistic Director

Joe Cerutti has been the artistic director of the Alexandria Harmonizers since 2007. During his tenure he has prepared the Harmonizers for an average of 20 performances a year, including multiple performances at the White House, the Supreme Court, Carnegie Hall, and major cities across North America and abroad. He also founded their annual Youth Harmony Festival and initiated successful outreach programs to the communities within Northern Virginia. In 2023, while celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Alexandria Harmonizers, Cerutti oversaw the successful launch of Metro Voices, a treble companion chorus to the Harmonizers.

He conducted the choral preparations for the world premiere of Andrew Lippa’s “I Am Anne Huchinson/I Am Harvey Milk” with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Kristin Chenoweth, and the world premiere of and Jeremy Schonfeld’s “Iron and Coal – Survivor and Son,” a contemporary masterwork with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, based on the memoirs of the composer's father surviving Auschwitz at age 10.

Director, Joe Cerutti
Director, Joe Cerutti

Joe Cerutti, Jr.

Artistic Director

Joe Cerutti has been the artistic director of the Alexandria Harmonizers since 2007. During his tenure he has prepared the Harmonizers for an average of 20 performances a year, including multiple performances at the White House, the Supreme Court, Carnegie Hall, and major cities across North America and abroad. He also founded their annual Youth Harmony Festival and initiated successful outreach programs to the communities within Northern Virginia.

He conducted the choral preparations for the world premiere of Andrew Lippa’s “I Am Anne Huchinson/I Am Harvey Milk” with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Kristin Chenoweth, and the world premiere of and Jeremy Schonfeld’s “Iron and Coal – Survivor and Son,” a contemporary masterwork with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, based on the memoirs of the composer's father surviving Auschwitz at age 10.

Tony Colosimo

Associate Director - The Harmonizers

Anthony has been a member of the BHS since 1991. He has competed in quartets since the age of 12 with many of them being notable competitors in regional, national, and international competitions. Anthony is the lead singer of First Take (2023 BHS international finalists), the associate director of the Alexandria Harmonizers, a certified singing judge, and is an active coach and clinician for youth and adults in BHS events. Anthony is a professional singer in the Washington D.C. area. He has performed at the White House, Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, on TNT, and under many notable choral batons. In 2005, Anthony sang on stage with Andrea Bocelli as the recipient of the NIAF Andrea Bocelli scholarship for music at Christopher Newport University where he received degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Music Education. Anthony is a vocal music instructor in Montgomery County Public Schools at Sligo Middle School and a cantor and chorister at St. Stephen-Martyr Church in Washington D.C.

Anthony Colosimo
Anthony Colosimo

Tony Colosimo

Associate Director
Anthony has been a member of the BHS since 1991. He has competed in quartets since the age of 12 with many of them being notable competitors in regional, national, and international competitions. Anthony is the lead singer of Da Capo (2016 BHS international finalists), the associate director of the Alexandria Harmonizers, a certified singing judge, and is an active coach and clinician for youth and adults in BHS events. Anthony is a professional singer in the Washington D.C. area. He has performed at the White House, Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, on TNT, and under many notable choral batons. In 2005, Anthony sang on stage with Andrea Bocelli as the recipient of the NIAF Andrea Bocelli scholarship for music at Christopher Newport University where he received degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Music Education. Anthony is a vocal music instructor in Montgomery County Public Schools at Sligo Middle School and a cantor and chorister at St. Stephen-Martyr Church in Washington D.C.
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Samantha Tramack

Director - Metro Voices

Samantha, a fifth-generation barbershopper on her father's side and a third-generation barbershopper on her mother's, boasts a rich family heritage of vocalists. She has been a member of Harmony, Incorporated since the age of 9, and joined the Barbershop Harmony Society as soon as she was eligible. Currently, Samantha is the lead in the International Semi-Finalists Quartet and 2022 Northeastern District Champions, Sweet & Sour and is the lead of the 2016 Harmony, Inc. Champion Quartet, Taken 4 Granite. Samantha resides in Northern Virginia with her husband, Mert, where she is the musical director of Metro Voices. Having graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Music Education, she is an Elementary Music Teacher in the Arlington Public School District. She has taught at numerous youth festivals and camps in the Barbershop Harmony Society, Harmony, Incorporated, and Sweet Adeline’s International.

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Maggie McAlexander

Metro Voices - Assistant Director 

Maggie McAlexander is a lifelong barbershopper, having been born into the hobby, and joined Capital City Chorus at age 13. She minored in music with an emphasis in voice at Vanderbilt University, where she studied public policy. Maggie has been a member of the Sweet Adelines International Faculty since 2020 and enjoys coaching ensembles, teaching at youth camps, and leading classes on vocal development. She won the 2013 Harmony Incorporated International Quartet Contest with Spot On and the 2017 Sweet Adelines International Rising Star Competition with Adrenaline. In 2011, Maggie earned a gold medal at the Sweet Adelines International Chorus Competition with the Melodeers Chorus. From 2018-2022, she served as the assistant director, and at times the baritone and tenor section leader, of TuneTown Show Chorus. Maggie was the president and co-founder of Noteworthy Mixed Chorus in Nashville, Tennessee. She arranges music for Adrenaline in her spare time. Maggie works in public relations and event logistics in Washington, D.C.

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Terry Reynolds

Assistant Director

Terry Reynolds has held numerous positions with the Barbershop Harmony Society serving on the Leadership Operations Project Team (LOPT), Chorus Director Development Committee, as a Certified Trainer for Chorus Director Workshop Intensive (CDWI), and on the Leadership Academy Training Faculty for President and for Music and Performance.

He has been a member of the Alexandria Harmonizers since 1992 and has served in numerous musical and leadership positions including Executive Director, President, and Music & Performance VP. He has been Associate or Assistant Director for over 20 years.

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Tessa Walker

Capital Force - Director

Tessa Walker is the choir director at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland. There, she directs 4 choirs and the musical theater productions. She is also the proud creator of the special education adaptive music curriculum at her school. Though she now resides in Maryland, she grew up in Georgia, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Choral Music Education with a History Minor from Kennesaw State University. She has been a barbershopper since 2010 (joining at age 14) with many contests, camps, and conventions under her belt. She is a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and Harmony, Inc. In recent years, she won the Sweet Adelines International Rising Star 2018 Competition and the 2019 Harmony Incorporated International Quartet Contest with her quartet, Hot Pursuit! Through her decade plus in the barbershop world, she has competed as the lead in 7 different quartets and in the Song of Atlanta Show Chorus. Tessa’s passion is diverse youth involvement and she strives to bring her love of barbershop to the young people she meets.