Temple Painter performed as solo organist with members of the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center under Hermann Scherchen,[1] as harpsichord soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, and as solo harpsichordist for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

He performed as solo pianist, harpsichordist and organist with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and concertized extensively in the United States, Europe and Israel.

[6] Painter was a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the recipient of several honors and awards, including the Martha Baird Rockefeller Grant and an honorary doctorate from the Combs College of Music.

In addition, he was a National Arts Associate of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.

Temple Painter's recording of the Two- and Three-part Inventions of Johann Sebastian Bach was unfinished at the time of his death.