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 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 detailsTen Minute Anthems Vol. 2 - Violin Parts
09151Violin obligati for use with the choral Ten Minute Anthems, Vol.2 (#01748). Formerly listed as #01762. Arrangements in this volume:By Acts of Faith...
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 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...
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 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...
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 detailsFar Different Places - songbook
70010Vocal songbook with arrangements offering hope for those with mental or physical disabilities, ranging in difficulty from medium-easy to medium for...
View full detailsBy Small & Simple Means - Piano/Vocal
10210Vocal songbook by Greg Hansen and Janice K. Perry. Songbook includes the following titles: By Small & Simple MeansHe was Watching over MeHe is ...
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