He came to London in 1972 and joined the London Philharmonic Choir where he sang as a tenor under the chorus master John Alldis, performing with conductors including Boult, Stokowski, Solti, Haitink, Tennstedt, Barenboim, Giulini and Rattle. In 1984 he began his work with the newly formed Crouch End Festival Chorus.
Temple has worked with many conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Semyon Bychkov and Edward Gardner, preparing choirs for major performances. With Crouch End Festival Chorus he recorded Bach's St John Passion (in English) for Chandos Records in 2016, due for release in 2017.
Temple has collaborated closely for many years with Ray Davies, Oasis, and more recently, with Noel Gallagher – as well as Goldfrapp, Procol Harum, Travis, Bombay Bicycle Club, Take That, Robbie Williams and Basement Jaxx.[citation needed] He has appeared at the Glastonbury, Latitude and T-in-the-Park music festivals.
Recording work includes music for the BBC's Doctor Who at Air Studios and soundtracks such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, Prince Caspian and The Awakening. Temple has also prepared both of his choirs for concerts with Ennio Morricone, Andrea Bocelli and Hans Zimmer.[citation needed]
