Janice Kapp Perry

Women in the Arts » Music

Prolific songwriter and composer of more than 800 songs, sixty-three recorded albums and songbooks, two full-length musicals, eight sacred cantatas, and several albums in Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. Her music has been performed by such artists as Gladys Knight, Brooks & Dunn, and The Osmonds Second Generation. Perry has co-written six albums with Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and their songs have been performed at the National Prayer Breakfast (2001) in Washington, D.C., and at the Presidential Inauguration (2005). Perry has received numerous honors, including the Ricks College Exemplary Woman Award (1994) and the BYU Alumni Distinguished Service Award (1997).

Click for interview about writing experience (Mormon Tabernacle Choir blog)