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2025-2026 Bill 4353 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 22, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4353

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A house RESOLUTION

To express appreciation to Dr. 
Milburn Price for his lifetime of contributions and influence on choral 
musicians and compositions and to wish him much joy and contentment in the 
years ahead.

Whereas, in concert halls across the country, former students of Dr. 
Milburn Price continue to carry on the lessons and techniques he taught them as 
an instructor of choral music and compositions throughout a career that has 
taken him to twenty-four states and to countries as far away as Russia and 
Australia; and

Whereas, born April 9, 1938, in Electric Mills, Mississippi, Dr. 
Price earned his bachelor's degree in music from the University of Mississippi 
in 1960, followed by a master's degree in 1963. He went on to earn his 
doctorate in musical arts from the University of Southern California in 1967. 
Post doctoral studies were done at Princeton Theological Seminary and Candler 
School of Theology at Emory University; and

Whereas, he is a former dean of the School of Performing Arts at 
Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, where he conducted the Samford A 
Cappella Choir and the university orchestra, and taught conducting, voice, and 
church music courses. For twelve years he served as dean of the School of 
Church Music at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, 
Kentucky; was chair of the music department at Furman University from 1972 to 
1981; was a visiting professor and acting chair of choral music at Stetson 
University, and a visiting professor at Mercer University and Mississippi 
College. He also served as national president of the American Choral Directors 
Association (ACDA) from 1999 to 2001; and

Whereas, his choral compositions and arrangements have been published 
by Oxford University Press, Hinshaw Music, Alliance Music Publications, and 
numerous others. He has written text and music for a number of hymns, some of 
which have been included in the 1975 and 1991 editions of the Baptist Hymnal 
and in The Worshipping Church (1990). Dr. Price is a co-author of The 
Dialogue of Worship and A Survey of Christian Hymnody, now in its 
fourth edition. He also has written articles on music and worship that have 
appeared in The Choral Journal, The Hymn, and Review and 
Expositor; and

Whereas, in 2006, Dr. Price was honored with the award for Exemplary 
Leadership in Church Music from Baylor University's Center for Christian Music 
Studies. The same year he received the biennial Award for Choral Excellence 
from ACDA's Southern Division. The previous year the Baptist Church Music 
Conference bestowed him with the W. Hines Sims Award for his contributions to 
church music among Baptists; and 

Whereas, throughout his expansive career Dr. Price was aided by his 
wife, Barbara Stevens Price. The couple has a son, Steven who, with his wife, 
Catherine, have blessed them with granddaughter, Shelby, and grandson, Sidney; 
and

Whereas, the South Carolina House honors the enduring legacy of Dr. 
Milburn Price whose music and vision have echoed far beyond concert halls and 
churches, inspiring generations. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South 
Carolina House of Representatives, by this 
resolution, express appreciation to Dr. Milburn Price for his lifetime of 
contributions and influence on choral musicians and compositions and to wish 
him much joy and contentment in the years ahead.

Be it further resolved that a copy 
of this resolution be presented to Dr. Milburn Price.

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