Roland and Helen Parry
Music and Lyrics
All Faces WestPerformed 50 times over a decade, a much beloved musical drama about the travails of the Mormon pioneers and their quest for religious freedom.
A Child is BornA Christmas story performed simultaneously by seven choirs situated around the audience.
Biographies Roland and Helen Parry, their love of music and words became a life long partnership.
All Faces West on a CDThe full Musical Drama of All Faces West is avaliable on a CD. As a bonus, the handwritten sheet music is also included.
A Child is Born on a CDThe full Christmas Oratorio of A Child is Bornis also now avaliable on a CD.
Latter Day Saints Music, Musical Dramas, and OratoriosRoland and Helen Parry together wrote and composed a wide variety of more than one hundred songs including Musical Comedies, an Oratorio, Overtures, a Symphony, and of course their major works: All Faces West and A Child is Born.
Sheet music is available in .pdf format for downloading, at no cost. The orchestration is being completed. The music and narration can be heard on this website by visitng the All Faces West and A Child is Born pages and clicking the "Start Narration" button (in orange). Questions? Please contact Gloria at ghelenparry@yahoo.com.
Their Music Lives Again
The Parry's music can be enjoyed in many ways. You can listen to the songs here on the site, download handwritten sheet music in .pdf form, or read through the entire narration while listening to the All Faces West Musical Drama and/or the Christmas Oratorio,
Both are also available on a CD. For more information about the CD's contact ghelenparry@yahoo.com
Performances
We're interested in having them enjoyed and hopefuly performed again. Please let us know if you are planning a performance. Sheet music is available here.
For more information regarding the orchestration of All Faces Westand/or A Child is Born, please contact ghelenparry@yahoo.com.
Utah Born and Raised
Located in Ogden, Utah for much of their lives, Helen and Roland spent their creative energies crafting works of music which resonate to this day. Roland founded the Music Department at Weber University and taught there for many years, finally retiring to participate fulltime in the development and performance of his music. Helen lent her expertise as a poet. While raising two children she wrote the majority of lyrics for her husband's music. More