The Tampines Junior College Choir made its debut in 1987 and has since then come a very long way. It was established with the vision of promoting a life-Iong interest in singing and character building in the areas of discipline and team spirit. The choir has developed rapidly, chiefly through embarking on increasingly challenging tasks. Besides performing at college functions, it also holds an annual public concert entitled Tlaisir de Chanson". The choir engages actively in Christmas carolling at well-known hotels and shopping malls, adding much warmth and joy to the festival.

Under the leadership of our Choral Director Mr. Nelson Kwei, the choir has maintained its high choral standard throughout the years and our various achievernents bear testimony to this. The choir embarked on a tour to Europe in 1993 and participated in the Bournemouth Music Festival as part of the prestigious Bournemouth Festival of Arts. We were awarded the distinction of being named the Test Adult Choir of The YeaC. In June 1998, the TPJC Choir went to Europe on a competition tour and participated in Musica Mundi in Pohlheim, Germany. it was a competition of very high standards, with more than 100 choirs from countries like Germany, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Romania, Hong Kong and Singapore. We are proud that in the face of strong international competition, the choir did well enough to clinch a gold award in this competition.

Locally, in 1992, the TPJC Choir's first public performance was a success, and the Choir capped it all by emerging the champion in the Cantata Competition organised by the Young Musician's Society, Singapore. In 1993, the choir received a Gold Certificate of Distinction in its first appearance in the bi-annual Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Choral Competition. The SYF is a prestigious event organised by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, to showcase talent in the youths of Singapore. All participating schools and junior colleges qualify for the prestigious Gold Certificate of Distinction if they attain a certain level of performance. The Choir continued to achieve this prestigious distinction award in the subsequent 1995, 1997 and 1999 competitions.

Other achievernents include overseas tours and other performances. In December 1994, the choir toured Seoul and Honolulu, performing to appreciative audiences at the St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Centre in Honolulu. In June 1996, it went on an educational-cum-concert tour to San Francisco and visited places like Sacramento and San Jose and performed at various churches in these cities. These trips provided an enriching experience that exposed the choir to an overseas audience and enabled them to learn and appreciate different artistic and cultural standards.

Singapore hosted the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Conference in December 1996 and the choir was again privileged to perform before an international audience which included visiting Heads of State and cabinet ministers when we participated in the Closing Show for the Conference. In June 1997, the Choir was one of two selected Junior College Choirs which did a recording of specially arranged community songs for the nation's National Day Parade. The Choir was also privileged to be the only choir invited to perform at the 1998 National Day Rally by the Prime Minister of Singapore (which is our equivalent of the State of the Union Address) where our performance was well received. The Choir was also honoured to perform at the North-East CDC's National Day Dinner on 7 August 1999 where the Guest-of-Honour was Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean, Minister of Education.

The Choir performed the Mikado on 23rd May 2000 at the Victoria Concert Hall. This was a College Fund Raising Project spearheaded by the Choir. We helped to raise S$270,000 for the college - a significant indication of the success of this concert.

The TPJC Choir has indeed gained much from its public performances and overseas tours. With continued enthusiasm and commitment to excellence, the choir is on its journey to greater heights in music making.