Temple University Chorale and Voices

Temple University Chorale and Voices

October 26, 2025 - 3:00 pm
Dr. Dustin Cates, conductor
Dr. Elizabeth Cassidy Parker, conductor

The University Chorale is a choir of tenor-bass voices representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer College and across the University. The Chorale, originally titled Music Education Chorus, formed as a result of the merger of the Men's Glee Club and Women's Glee Club in the 1960s. The ensemble was conducted for many years by Temple Professor Emerita Janet Yamron until her retirement in 2009, and took part in the 1967 Grammy-winning performance of Carl Orff's Catulli Carmina with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Chorale performs repertoire from diverse styles, time periods, cultures and perspectives. In recent years special emphasis on contemporary American music, including works by Eugene Rogers, Eric William Barnum, Craig Hella Johnson, Jeffery Ames, Andrea Ramsey and Jacob Narverud.

University Voices is a mixed choir of treble-voice singers representing a wide range of majors within the Boyer College and across the University. Formed in 2000 (originally as the Women's Chorus) with the intent of expanding Temple Choirs' repertoire, the ensemble performs four times per year on campus as well as with the combined choirs and orchestra for the annual Kimmel Cultural Campus concerts.

University Voices embraces a wide variety of choral music genres and has earned praise for their engaging, emotionally connective, and stylistically informed performances. The ensemble has regularly championed new music, including works by Boyer faculty and students. The choir has also earned acclaim for its regular "flash-mob" performances across campus.


Performance in Lew Klein Hall
Free admission, no tickets required