Famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is celebrated for his multiple symphonies, string quartets, concertos and piano sonatas, but the songsmith’s gripping, 90-minute Catholic mass may be his most poignant, overlooked piece of music to date.

When Bruins attend class or rush off to practice in the music-filled corridors of Schoenberg Hall, not many think back to 1947 when then Professor Arnold Schoenberg completed one of his most compelling and awe-inspiring orchestral compositions, “A Survivor from Warsaw.”

Take jazz standards from his days working with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Broadway and combine it with personal cultural influences, quotations from timeless Hollywood film scores, and an undeniable knowledge of classical composition ““ you’ve now got a concerto that lives to please a diverse audience.

It’s where music with a message collides with the power of education ““ the fourth annual Mighty Mic benefit concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.

Nine to 10 hours of unfiltered alternative-rock heavyweights bombarding eager fans with unprecedented guitar solos may result in the following: a one way ticket to nirvana, and the possible threat of being unwillingly volunteered for a mosh pit ““ The Bamboozle will deliver all of this on March 27 and 28 in Anaheim.

If modern-day country music has fallen short of tantalizing your American grassroots taste buds, then you need not stray far from campus for an alternative ““ UCLA’s Bluegrass & Old-Time Ensemble will perform tonight as part of the Fowler Out Loud! music series.

It’s hard to imagine a year when one of the most legendary pop icons of all time dies, some crazy lady pops out eight minions, and everyone and their mom lines up to see sparkly, blood-sucking tween icons practice abstinence.