Janice Kapp Perry

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Janice KappPerryLyricist & Composer


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Janice Kapp Perry Biography• Janice Kapp Perry is a prolifc composer and

lyricist o inspirational music. Janice Kapp Perrywas born in Ogden and lives in Provo, ta! wit!!er !usband "ouglas or ## years. $!ey !ave fvec!ildren%s and over a do en grandc!ildren in ta!.

• Janice and "ouglas were interested in many osterc!ildren. Janice received !er musical trainingdegree at 'rig!am (oung niversity in )*+ .

-lt!oug! s!e was born into a musical amily s!edid not begin composing until s!e was nearly #years old. /ports were more important to !er.


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Janice Kapp Perry Biography• /!e competed on many city league so tball teams and

regularly played volleyball and rac0uetball. Janice 1usical/uccess initiated in t!e late )*2 t!roug! !er 3two luc4ybrea4s3 s!e calls frst brea4 w!en s!e bro4e !er an4le

playing bas4etball and !er amily $5 bro4esimultaneously t!e same day.• /itting in !ome not!ing to do s!e was very muc! upset.

-t t!at time !er bis!op as4ed !er to write original musicor t!e ward roads!ow, !er musical 6ourney initiated wit!

a great success. /!e !as been writing and recordinggospel music or t!e last 72 years. /!e composed t!e!ymn 3-s sisters in 8ion3 or t!e L"/ !ymnboo4 and !asten songs in t!e primary songboo4

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Janice Kapp Perry Biography• /!e also served as a relie society president and got Provo

ward or 2 years. /!e got retired in 7 rom singing wit!t!e 1ormon tabernacle c!oir. 9er music is 4nownworldwide t!roug!out t!e c!urc!. /!e !as produced moret!an : albums o original music, numerous sacredcantatas, and several ull;lengt! musicals.

• Janice Kapp Perry served as a missionary or t!e C!urc! o Jesus C!rist o Latter ; day /aints in C!ile wit! !er !usband

rom 7 7 to 7 #. /!e served as a missionary wit! !er!usband in Provo and assigned to a /panis! spea4ingward.


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Janice Kapp Perry Biography• /!e received t!e >ic4s College ?@emplary Aoman

-ward in )**#, and t!e '( -lumni "istinguis!ed/ervice -ward in )**2./!e and "ouglas en6oy travelingaround t!e nation presenting fresides. Perry co;wrote

si@ albums o songs wit! Orrin 9atc!.• $en years, s!e was wor4ing as a missionary w!ere s!e

would attend many women con erences around nited/tates. /!e recently !as written and publis!ed t!reevolumes o new sacred !ymns wit! a variety o !ymnte@t writers, as well as a boo4 telling t!e stories be!ind!er songs. /ongs suc! as BLove


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Janice Kapp Perry Biography• A!en !e passed away s!e t!oug!t t!e song

would never be publis!ed. 9e !ad signed t!econsent, !owever, two days be ore !e died. /!ereceived !is letter t!e day a ter !is deat!, and t!ene@t day, t!e 1ormon $abernacle C!oir as4ed or!er permission to sing t!e song at !is memorialservice.

• A!en !e passed away s!e t!oug!t t!e song

would never be publis!ed. 9e !ad signed t!econsent, !owever, two days be ore !e died. /!ereceived !is letter t!e day a ter !is deat!, and t!ene@t day, t!e 1ormon $abernacle C!oir as4ed or

!er permission to sing t!e song at !is memorialservice.


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