One of the largest symphonic orchestras in Munich, the Munich Symphony Orchestra has played an important role in Germany’s musical landscape for over 75 years. The orchestra’s open mind for innovation, its stylistic versatility, and masterful work have enabled citizens to enjoy a great variety of concerts for decades. With musicians from 17 different nations, the adventurous ensemble presents varied programs in large venues but also clubs, unusual locations, and its own Bavaria Music Studios.

MSO’s repertoire ranges from baroque to classical and romantic, while including movie soundtracks, modern classics, Hip Hop, and crossover. It has recorded more than 650 movie soundtracks, including Howard Shore’s Oscar™- nominated soundtrack for “The Silence Of The Lambs”. Munich Symphony Orchestra conceptualizes its concerts as a platform for shared experiences and spontaneous exchanges with the audience. It forges a connection between listeners and performers which extends beyond the concert hall, into the digital space.

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John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio, and David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, both of whom serve as senior political commentators at CNN, will appear together as part of The Bucknell Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.

Aquila Theatre’s striking new production of Shakespeare’s political thriller, Julius Caesar, bursts into life with complex characters and powerful contemporary parallels. The fall and rise of Rome’s ruling class takes us on a journey into a world of conspiracy and betrayal. Fresh from success on the battlefield, a triumphant Caesar returns to Rome a virtual dictator. Brutus, Cassius, and like-minded senators decide his undemocratic power grab must be stopped. The great Caesar must be assassinated.

One of the foremost producers of classical theater in the United States, Aquila visits 50-60 cities annually with a program of two plays, workshops, and educational programming. The company has been awarded numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Councils for the Arts and Humanities, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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Barbara F. Walter ’86, a leading scholar of civil wars and the author of New York Times bestseller How Civil Wars Start (and How to Stop Them), will speak as part of The Bucknell Forum on Tuesday, April 4, in Trout Auditorium (Vaughan Literature Building, 100).

Walter is one of five nationally renowned speakers who will discuss the theme “The State of American Democracy” in this year’s Bucknell Forum — a speaker series that since 2007 has featured national leaders, scholars and commentators who have examined various issues from multidisciplinary and diverse viewpoints.