2011 the choir collaborated with the New Apostolic Church Choir in a performance of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, under the baton of Martin Panteleev. In 2012 the Choir performed Haydn’s The Creation in the original German. Directors of Music The directors have included Christine Reynolds, Raymond Hughes, Vetta Wise, Margaret Barlow and Antoinette Blyth, a former student of Norwegian maestro Kåre Hanken. In January 2013, Richard Haigh, an accomplished choral conductor and music educator, was appointed as the seventh Director of Music of this choir. External links The Philharmonia Choir Music of Cape Town South African choirs Musical groups established in 1967 1967 establishments in South Africa