For Ryan Nealon, singing onstage is a breath of fresh air. Alongside his band Moonlight Express, the second-year ethnomusicology student has projected his voice from a recording studio in Melnitz Hall to JazzReggae Festival auditions this past spring. Read more...

Photo: UCLA student band Moonlight Express meshes funk, jazz and pop genres. The band, founded by second-year ethnomusicology student Ryan Nealon, recently released its first single, “Love in Blue.” The band is preparing for performances at the Fowler Museum and Kerckhoff Coffeehouse this fall. (Courtesy of Ryan Nealson)

As longtime choral conductor and director Donald Neuen prepared for his departure from UCLA this past spring, the Choral Excellence Association at UCLA began to see signs that its programs, and possibly the department, might be leaving with him. Read more...

Photo: After the retirement of longtime choral conductor and director Donald Neuen, the choral program at UCLA faces a series of cutbacks, including classes, the graduate school’s program in choral conducting and UCLA’s Choral Outreach Program. The Choral Excellence Association at UCLA has formed an online petition asking administrators to rethink their decision. (Courtesy of Peter Dai)