Janice Kapp Perry Collection
Janice Kapp Perry was born in Ogden, Utah, raised in Vale, Oregon, and currently lives in Provo, Utah. She and her husband Douglas have five children, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Through the years they have also welcomed many foster children into their home.
Janice received her musical training at Brigham Young University in Provo and has been writing and recording gospel music for over 40 years. Her hymn As Sisters in Zion is in the LDS hymnal and she has ten songs in the Children’s Songbook. She has produced 108 albums of recorded music (including some in Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin), two full-length musicals, and many sacred cantatas and musical firesides. During the last 20 years, she has dedicated herself to hymn writing with a variety of text writers and has written close to 400 hymns.
Janice served as Relief Society President in her Provo ward and retired from singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1999. The Perrys served a full-time mission to Santiago Chile from 2002-03 and traveled the world giving musical firesides until Doug passed away in 2018. In 2008 BYU Broadcasting filmed a 60-minute documentary of her life entitled Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song.
Janice has received the following awards:• 1994 - Exemplary Woman award - Ricks College1997 - BYU Alumni Distinguished • Service award2001 - Lifetime Achievement award - Faith Centered Music • Association2019 - Utah Honorary Mother of Achievement award - American • Mothers2019 - Lifetime Achievement award - LDS Film Festival2019 - Lifetime • Achievement award - LDS Publisher’s Media Association2020 - Conferred a Doctor of Christian Service in Music from Brigham Young UniversityIn 2019 Janice started the process of donating all her papers (journals, original manuscripts, etc.) to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library.
The Savior of the World - Cantata
79800* Easter cantata with words by Joy Saunders Lundberg, written for 10 character parts and light costuming. Solos are written for a female with mediu...
View full detailsMy God Is Love - Collection
40020Songs in this collection include several ranges of voice, written for solos, SATB, SATB and solo, SAATTBB (a cappella), and SSAATBB. Guitar chords ...
View full detailsJesus is His Name - Cantata
00563Original Christmas cantata, arranged for mixed chorus, two solos for medium voice (or sung by the section), scriptural narration from the Bible, a...
View full detailsInspirational New Hymns for Choir & Home - Vol 4
19940Fourth volume of inspiring hymns with music by Janice Kapp Perry and lyrics by various LDS artists—music for choir and home. Titles included in thi...
View full detailsThe Broken Bread - Cantata
19830A sacred Easter cantata for mixed chorus (SATB), soloists, and narrators. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyrics & Narration: John V. Pearson Diffi...
View full detailsSon of Mary, Son of God - SATB
01337From the sacred cantata "Christmas Light, Christmas Joy" for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyricist: Rodney Turner Di...
View full detailsOne Nation Under God - SATB
01694Sacred patriotic anthem arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, written in the style of a hymn, firmly reminding listeners that we are a natio...
View full detailsHeal Our Land - Vocal Collection
40080Patriotic vocal songbook for medium voice, with words by Janice Kapp Perry and text by Senator Orrin Hatch, sung as a prayer for our country. "Heal...
View full detailsAs a Mother - SATTBB
00271A delightful piece for mixed chorus (SATTBB) written specifically for Mother's Day. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyricist: Janice Kapp Perry Diffi...
View full detailsWhen Jesus Came to Bountiful - SATB
01857Tender arrangement for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, depicting scenes from the Savior's visit to Bountiful, and reflecting joy in thought of His ...
View full detailsWhen it's Love - script and music
70230This is a musical program to help youth prepare for temple marriage. The stories in the script are based on true experiences. The songs use a femal...
View full detailsKeeping Sheep - book/perry
30010Songbook vocal collection for medium voice, arranged as solos, duets, SSA and SATB by Lynne Perry Christofferson. Titles included in this collectio...
View full detailsGod Prepared This Land of Promise - SATB
00607Arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano. Using a classical tune of Gustav Holst, this sacred hymn declares that this land of promise is for tho...
View full detailsGod Did Provide Himself a Lamb – SATB
01244Extremely moving Easter anthem for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, featuring time changes from 2/2 to 3/2 to add import to certain measures, with s...
View full detailsFreedom's Light - Vocal Collection
40030Song collection of patriotic numbers ranging in all voices, including arrangements for solos, duets, SATB, and SSAATBB. Guitar chords are included....
View full detailsBorn of Water Born of Spirit - SATB
01175Appropriate for a baptismal service, as lyrics sing of baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost. Arranged for mixed chorus (SATB). Most of the piece i...
View full detailsWhat is the Constitution - SATB
00463dPatriotic anthem for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, remembering freedoms we have through our Constitution—arranged in B flat. Highest soprano note:...
View full detailsTitle of Liberty - Cantata - SATB
00350Patriotic cantata for SATB voicing, narration, two male solos, based on scriptural text from Ether 2:10: "For behold, this is a land which is choic...
View full detailsThe King of Little Children - SATB
00368Original Christmas carol for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, illustrating the love the Lord has for His little ones, written in E flat major: "The ...
View full detailsThe Book of Mormon Has Come Forth - Cantata
10280A musical fireside presentation for choir, soloists and narrators. Includes the songs "The Book of Mormon Has Come Forth" (#1847), "By The Waters o...
View full detailsFamily A Joyful Proclamation!
20420A cantata written to celebrate the Proclamation on the Family, for chorus, soloists, and readers. Original songs include: Children of God, In Whose...
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00636Original choral arrangement for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano accompaniment in D major, from Janice Kapp Perry's Christmas cantata "Christmas Ligh...
View full detailsPor La Fuerza De La Juventud (For the Strength of Youth)
71210Musical play for medium voices with Spanish lyrics, arranged for unison, 2-part, SA, SSA, SAB and SATB voicing. This work emphasizes the LDS standa...
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