Mark Your Calendars!

November 2 - A Choral Xtravaganza

Singing is good at any age, and this art form can be a life-long experience! Plan to join us for this multi-choir, audio-visual event, funded by the Tempus Choral Society’s Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. 7:30 pm; doors open 6:30 pm. Tickets will be $10.

December 2 and December 3 - Tempus Christmas Concerts

Our traditional Tempus Christmas Concerts, featuring an eclectic selection of festive music performed by all three Tempus choirs, plus soloists and special guests. December 2 at 8 pm; December 3 at 3 pm.

Stay tuned for more news about exciting fall 2016 Tempus events.  Planning is ongoing, so check back for details as they are finalized.

Tickets are $20.  

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A beautiful bouquet of music awaits you at the Tempus Choral Society’s 2016 spring concert: Tempus 80-voice SATB choir, new Tempus children’s choir and new Tempus vocal jazz ensemble backed by an instrumental combo.

Some program highlights:

Tempus Choral Society won a bronze medal in the 2012 World Choir Games held this summer in Cincinnati, Ohio. The special ensemble of 34 singers joined hundreds of talented choirs in the worlds largest choral competition. We entered the jazz category of this exciting event dubbed the "Olympics of Choral Music."

Photos from the performances : Tempus performers in Cincinnati at World Choir Games 

Website : 2012 World Choir Games

Click image for larger viewDecember 4, 2015 | 8:00 pm  & December 5, 2015 | 3:00pm
ClearView Christian Reformed Church
2300 Sheridan Garden Dr, Oakville, ON L6J 7R2

Get into the Christmas spirit at the Tempus Christmas Concert, A Festive Noel, which features a wide range of seasonal music, both contemporary and traditional, performed by our 100-voice choir, soloists, small groups and the new Tempus Children’s Choir and Tempus Jazz Choir. Come to be swept into the season by music, sing along and leave humming your Christmas favourites.

Tickets: $15

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November 18, 2915 | 7:30 pm
Oakville Conference Centre
2515 Wyecroft Road Oakville, ON L6L 6P8

Tempus salutes those who serve as police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses, armed forces personnel and veterans in this concert, which brings together five choirs. Come and hear the:

Taking in our 2014 Spring Concert "I Wish You Love" is a great way to celebrate the reality that Old Man Winter has finally received a well-deserved boot!

Once again, the program offers a blend from Broadway through to Modern.  Classics such as 'I Wish You Love', 'Moon River', and 'On A Slow Boat to China' are interspersed with modern hits from the Beatles 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da', Sting 'Fields of Gold' and Rihanna 'Don’t Stop The Music'.  We introduce our audience to Jan Garrett's I Dreamed Of Rain, a sweetly expressive celebration of nature.

Friday May 2, 2014, 8:00 P.M.
ClearView Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville

Tickets only $20 Email Us or call Michelle @ 905-334-9375 

This year, local charity FOOD FOR LIFE was selected as the recipient for 60% of the profits of our bi-annual fundraising concert.  For more information on the wonderful work done by Food for Life, please see their website:  FoodForLife.ca

Tempus was very proud to have been invited by DCINY to add their voices to 'Messiah ... Refreshed!'

Sunday, December 1, 2013 | 2:00 P.M.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York.

Press:
December 1, 2013, Oakville Beaver:  Oakville Choristers take a road trip

December 1, 2013, New York Concert Review:  DCINY Messiah ... Refreshed!

December 1, 2013, DCINY gallery link: Messiah ... Refreshed!

Gallery

  Friday November 28 |  8:00 PM
  Saturday November 29 | 3:00PM
  ClearView Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville

  Tickets only $15 Email Us or call Michelle @ 905-334-9375 

The 90-voice Tempus Choir presents

“Songs for a Winter’s Eve”

Guest appearance by Burlington’s Enchorus Children’s Choir, directed by Catherine Richardson

Join us for “Songs for a Winter’s Eve,” a happy seasonal songfest with the Tempus Choir, directed by Brian Turnbull.Here are some of the tasty musical confections we’re cooking up for you:

Ave Maria.  A lovely choral arrangement of Giulio Caccini’s solo voice piece written in the Baroque era.

Candy Cane Lane.  A sweet treat with a catchy beat.

Christmas Memories.  A romantic new ballad by Rosephanye Powell.

Dona Nobis Pacem (selections).  R. Vaughan Williams’ fervent call for world peace. Frequent key changes make this tricky to sing and a treat to hear.

The Holly and the Ivy. The lilting Christmas tune about Mary and her baby. This version adds rhythmic fa la las, doo do doots, and doom puh dooms to create a delightful sonic celebration.

I Love the Winter Weather.  Easy-listening jazz harmonies add spice and sparkle to this cozy-up tune (I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm).

Sleigh Ride. “Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we…” Come glide along with us!

Song for a Winter’s Night.  Gordon Lightfoot’s masterpiece about longing for a loved one.

Star Carol.  Words and music by John Rutter, the No. 1 Wizard of choral composition.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.  Up to six-part harmony – lots of Christmas bling here!

Guest appearance by Burlington’s Enchorus Children’s Choir, directed by Catherine Richardson

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PLUS! Solos and small ensembles including Four Over Forty, the brilliant a capella male quartet.

Tickets $15 – Purchase at the door or from any Tempus Choir member.

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Santa says, “I recommend you give yourself and a friend this advance Christmas present!”

Friday May 1, 2015, 8:00 P.M.
ClearView Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville

Tickets only $20 Email Us or call Michelle @ 905-334-9375 

FASCINATING RHYTHMS

Spring Choral Music 

Tempus Choir sings tunes from the greatest "pop" composers

What is as certain as flowers in May?  A happy evening out when you take in the "Fascinating Rhythms" concert presented by Oakville's 90-voice Tempus Choral Society.

Check out the great tunes and composers on our spring showbill:

A La Claire Fontaine - Larry Nickel's new arrangement of the classic French-Canadian folk song

Anything Goes - Cole Porter's 1925 Broadway hit tune ... sassy fun

Aiken Drum - Philip Lawson's new arrangement of the traditional Scottish folk song

Build Me Up Buttercup - Classic pop from the 60s .. what a beat this one has!

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon at his pop classic best

Daddy Sang Bass - The down-country, up-tempo masterpiece by Carl Perkins

Fascinating Rhythm - George and Ira Gershwin ... for doubly delightful fun!

Go, Lassie, Go - Young love amidst the wild mountain thyme and blooming heather in another classic Scottish folk song

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen's trademark piece

Its Only A Paper Moon - Music by Harold Arlen, another Great American Songbook magician

Moonglow - Intricate yet sweet jazz harmonies make this one, yes, heavenly!

Over The Rainbow - The multi-coloured 1938 gem from Harold Arlen

Seize the Day - Passionate and uplifting.  From the 1992 Disney movie, "Newsies"

That Old Black Magic - Let Tempus put you in a spell / You will find it really swell

Tribute to the Everly Brothers - Unlike little Susie, you won't fall asleep here!

Wagon Wheel - A Darius Rucker hit, written by Ketch Secor and Bob Dylan

When the Saints Go Marching In - John Rutter's soaring arrangement

Also includes soloists and break-out groups for extra variety and fun! 

Click image for larger viewOctober 30, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Harbour Banquet and Conference Centre,
2340 Ontario Street, Oakville

Join Tempus Choral Society for the launch of its new Christmas CD, Once Upon a Winter’s Eve. Perfect for both quiet listening in front of the fire and festive family gatherings, the CD features a varied selection of Christmas choral music, from the inspirational (Hallelujah Chorus, Ave Maria) to the soulful (Song for a Winter's Night, Christmas Memories) to the delightful (Candycane Lane, Sleigh Ride) and more Christmas classics.

Price of admission is one CD ($15)...and you can buy more while there - 2 CDs for $25; 10 or more, $10 each.

There will be Tempus performances of CD selections, delicious food and a cash bar.

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