Friday, January 12, 4-5:30pm, Thompson Library [11th floor], 1858 Neil Ave.

Join us for a live performance of chamber music in celebration of Public Domain Day 2024, featuring music that has recently entered the public domain in the U.S.

The event will include remarks on the music, recent copyright developments, and resources that promote works from 1927-1928 entering the public domain for the first time.

The Janus String Quartet will perform the recently public domain “Third String Quartet” by the Hungarian-American composer, pianist and conductor Ernst von Dohnányi, and String Quartet No. 2 by African American composer Adolphus Hailstork, which is a set of variations on the public domain spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” One of Dr. Hailstork’s most celebrated works is “Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed (In Memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr.).” This concert also honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as we near his 2024 birthday observance.

Questions about public domain, the composers, performers, and the music itself will be welcomed following the performance.

Use this link to learn more about this performance.

Hosted by The Ohio State University Libraries.