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.
We'll Bring the World His Truth - SATB
00431Primary song arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano, using the example of Nephi and the Army of Helaman, appropriate for themes on missionary w...
View full detailsMusic of Janice Kapp Perry - Book 4 - Piano Solos
00432Fourth volume of original piano solo arrangements by Janice Kapp Perry, ranging in difficulty from medium-easy to medium. Songs included in this vo...
View full detailsWe'll Bring the World His Truth - Vocal Solo
19126Classic primary song on preparing to be missionaries, arranged for vocal solo and piano accompaniment. Guitar chords are included. Highest note: C....
View full detailsIn the Hollow of Thy Hand - Vocal Collection
10300Vocal collection for low to medium voice, arranged in solo and 2-part arrangements. Guitar chords are included within the music. Songs included in ...
View full detailsThe Things of Eternity - collection
10010Original vocal collection by Janice Kapp Perry, including several pieces that won Church music contests. Titles in this collection: The Things of ...
View full detailsSu Luz En Mi - Vocal Songbook - (The Light Within)
11000Collection of arrangements in Spanish for medium and low voices, arranged for solo voice and duet, including guitar chords in each arrangement. Son...
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 detailsWhen a Prophet Speaks - Music to Teach the Six B's
10160Fireside production prepared for the purpose of helping the youth of the church remember and internalize the Six B's as introduced by President Gor...
View full detailsLet's Sing About Latter-Day Prophets - Songbook
10240Piano/Vocal songbook. "Kids learn about our modern prophets with sixteen fun new songs." Songs are for prophets Joseph Smith, Jr. through Gordon B....
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