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.
Inspirational 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 detailsHolding Hands Around the World - Collection/Vocal
10180Vocal songbook by Janice Kapp Perry, written especially for primary children—a collection of 18 beautiful original pieces, containing the following...
View full detailsA Child's Prayer - Score & Parts
09154Score and parts to accompany Janice Kapp Perry's original choral work "A Child's Prayer - SA" (#00709). Includes: Score 1 Flute 1 Oboe 1 Clarinet ...
View full detailsThe Church of Jesus Christ - book/perry
10120A collection of 18 songs for children by Janice Kapp Perry. Titles included in this collection: The Church of Jesus Christ I Will Always Obey Anyon...
View full detailsHappiness Comes in Colors - songbook
80110Vocal songbook for medium voice, with music by Janice Kapp Perry. Guitar chords are included. Songs in this collection:If Happiness Comes in ColorA...
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 detailsHe Gives Me Strength - vocal collection
10060Vocal collection by Janice Kapp Perry and Steven Kapp Perry, ranging in difficulty from medium to medium-difficult for both voice and piano. Arrang...
View full detailsNew Light - Vocal Collection
20200Vocal song collection arranged for solos, SSA, SA and SSAB, ranging in difficulty from medium easy to medium difficult for both piano and voice. Rh...
View full detailsI'll Follow Jesus - Vocal Solo
19056Original vocal solo for medium voice, sung as a child's commitment to follow Jesus Christ. Composer: Janice Kapp Perry Lyricist: Janice Kapp Perry ...
View full detailsThy Children Shall Be Taught - Vocal Solo or Duet
59026Vocal solo arranged for medium voice with music by Janice Kapp Perry, based on Isaiah 54:13: "And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and...
View full detailsJust One Little Light - SSA
19516Anthem for women's chorus (SSA)—may be sung as a solo—and piano accompaniment, explaining that each daughter of God was born with the light of Chri...
View full detailsI Wonder - Vocal Solo
19046Original vocal solo for medium voice and piano accompaniment, arranged in A flat to D flat major, with easy-to-play notes. This piece is sung throu...
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