Join the Center for Latin American Studies for a live performance of chamber music from Latin America in celebration of Public Domain Day 2025, featuring musical works entering the public domain in the U.S. The event will include remarks on the music, recent copyright developments, plus Ohio State resources and events that promote works from 1929 entering the public domain for the first time. Ohio State School of Music Professor Emeritus Mark Rudoff’s Janus String Quartet will perform Mexican composer Manuel Ponce’s Four Miniatures and the String Quartet no. 3 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Questions about public domain, the composers, and the music itself will be welcomed following the performance.
This event is co-sponsored by Ohio State Libraries, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
This event was supported in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI NRC funding. The content of this event does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.