The name honors Percy Walter (Daddy) Price, who is the father of today's musical organizations on campus. Price began his career as an organizer and director of music in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. There, working in a textile mill, he balanced his time between employee training for the company and leading its various music clubs.

In the fall of 1918, NC State hired Price as an instructor in textiles and director of music. Price's extracurricular work with the ROTC band grew, until he had organized a concert band, orchestra and glee club. In 1923, he was appointed full-time director of music. Price's glee club would play for military units, football games and the "State Fair Special" train that toured the state each year before the fair.

The first Pullen Hall had been the original music building; however, it was burned down by a fire caused by a student arsonist. The new Price Music Center contains three large rehearsal halls, each a building within a building, surrounded by three feet of space, and self-sealing doors.

 

Price Hours of Operations

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Broughton Hall Hours of Operations

Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

 

Building Occupants

Music Department