South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 4353 — Dr. Milburn Price lifetime contributions

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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  • 123 sponsors

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Summary

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.

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The amendments to Bill H 4353 primarily involve the addition of a resolution expressing gratitude to Dr. Milburn Price for his extensive contributions to choral music and education. This resolution acknowledges his influence on countless musicians and outlines his impressive educational background and career achievements. By highlighting Dr. Price’s legacy, the bill aims to honor his impact on the arts, which is important for recognizing and preserving cultural contributions in the community.

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2025-2026 Bill 4353 Text of Previous Version (Apr.
22, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4353Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 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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What does H 4353 do?
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.
Who sponsors H 4353?
H 4353 is sponsored by Murphy, Chris, May, Robert J., III, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative David Martin, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative JA Moore, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative April Cromer, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Leon Howard, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Phillip D. Lowe, and Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith.
What is the current status of H 4353?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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