Amazing Sounds in a Midwestern Town: Columbus, Indiana: Small City with a Big Musical Heritage

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Byron Cartwright Doug Showalter

Amazing Sounds in a Midwestern Town

Columbus, Indiana: Small City with a Big Musical Heritage

Byron Cartwright, Doug Showalter

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Pathbinder Publishing LLC
24 September 2025

Music reviews & criticism; Sacred & religious music; History of the Americas; Local history

Between 1846 and 1966, in the unlikely creative world of Bartholomew County, Indiana, innovation prevailed and quality of life was pursued. We can't divorce innovation then from what is available now; . The past led to the present, and the present shapes the future. Performers, educators, and philanthropists of a bygone era actively brought forth new ideas. Worlds of church, school, and community overlapped and interacted almost seamlessly for decades as a backdrop for musical creativity.

There were no ""stodgy"" old-timers as a cursory view of music history might falsely suggest. Joseph I. Irwin, A. D. Fillmore, Francis J. Crump, John Smith Crump, J. G. Schwartzkopf, Benjamin Hutchins, William and Jennie Bates, Arthur Mason, Will Harding, Jessie Kitchen, Ida Edinburn, G. Chester and Elise Kitzinger, Gary F. Davis Sr., Elsie Sweeney, Nettie Sweeney Miller, J. Irwin Miller, the Barbour brothers, and E. Wayne Berry, and many more, were innovators (often in their twenties and thirties!), not maintainers of a sacred status-quo.

So is our world of instant musical gratification better, richer, and more diverse? The final answer is ours to decide. Putting our minds and imaginations in the world of some outstanding people during the 120-year scope of this book can enrich our viewpoint and help us assess our self-indulgent musical souls. As you read this book, escape your present by turning to the past, then return to your present with a fresh perspective on what to do with it.

By: Byron Cartwright
Edited by: Doug Showalter
Imprint: Pathbinder Publishing LLC
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781955088879
ISBN 10: 195508887X
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 24 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Music, history, faith, and family have always been interwoven in the life of Byron James Cartwright. After completing a fifty-plus year professional career in music and ministry with two colleges and five congregations, Dr. Cartwright has found time to write during retirement: first, his memoirs, Connections and Reflections; second, his introduction to philosophy of music, All About Music ... Nothing About Music, and now Amazing Music in a Midwestern Town, 1846-1966. Dr. Cartwright holds degrees from the Cincinnati Bible Seminary, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He and his wife/soulmate/musician-mate Katie live in Lanett, Alabama. They are the parents of a son and daughter and have five grandchildren.