Janice Kapp Perry is a living legend in the world of Mormon music. She has composed songs, sacred hymns, cantatas, musical presentations, and much more. Janice has been involved in music since she was young. She has been composed over 50 albums and songs, published music in the LDS (Mormon) hymnal, Children’s Songbook (used for Mormon children around the world), and 70 Favorite Children’s Songs.
Janice has collaborated with several musicians, including Senator Orrin Hatch, Marvin Goldstein, Marvin Payne, and her own son Steven Kapp Perry. Her influence can be felt by all members of the Mormon church. Her testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ motivates her to continually create new songs with messages of Him. Her perspective is broad, as she has allowed many of her works to be translated into many languages, including chinese, spanish, japanese, portuguese, and more.
She graduated in 1960 from BYU, and now lives in Utah with her husband, Douglas. They have 5 children, and over a dozen grandchildren.
