Glenn C. Price is a native of Kershaw County and a graduate of Camden High School. He graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Music Education degree and taught in North Carolina for one year before returning to South Carolina. Upon returning to Kershaw County, Mr. Price taught at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School for one year before moving on to the high school, where he has been the Director of Bands since 1975. His bands are always competitive in marching competitions, and the program is a consistent winner of the Outstanding Performance Award. In fact, the Lugoff-Elgin band won the 1981 AA State Marching Band Championships.
Since returning to the state, Mr. Price has been very active in the South Carolina Band Directors Association. He has chaired the Marching Committee several times, been chairman of the Adjudication Committee, and served on the Concert Committee. While at Lugoff, he has hosted numerous SCBDA events at his school facility, including the State Marching Band Championships, Concert Festival, and even Region Band Clinics.
Mr. Price is a past president of SCBDA, and during his term in office, a number of significant changes to the association were made. As president-elect, he was responsible for changing the by-laws to bring the Jazz Band under the umbrella of the association. The South Carolina Band Link website and the Band Counts database for former band students were established. The website was one of the first in the nation and has been emulated by many other state associations. The Band Counts idea was then picked up by Bands of America to create a nationwide database of band students, both past and present. During his presidency, the SCBDA logo and tagline “Music is Instrumental to Success” were created by association members with help from an outside consultant. The region lines were redrawn to reflect state population growth and shifts and to give flexibility for the future. He continues to serve the association as a facilities host in an advisory capacity with respect to technology issues.
His professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, South Carolina Music Educators Association, South Carolina Band Directors Association, National Band Association, and Phi Beta Mu. In addition, Mr. Price serves on the Educational Advisory Board for Bands of America and is a member of the South Carolina State Department of Education Committee to review Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards. He has served as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Southeastern states. He also received the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Contributors Award in 2001. Mr. Price has joked a number of times that his goal is to teach students for 50 years or more. As he finishes his thirtieth year as Director of Bands at Lugoff-Elgin, his passion for music and his desire to pass that on to his students continues to burn brightly. He has endeared himself to everyone who has met him, and they are better for having known him. Undoubtedly, he will continue to lead the bands at Lugoff and be a driving force in SCBDA for many years to come.