TU a cappella group performs at Carnegie Hall

Eight members of Tiffin University's Up in the Air, an a cappella vocal group, performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City Friday. Up in the Air joined other colleges, high schools, community choirs and ensembles from across the country. According to a release from the university, they were conducted by John Stafford, one of the country's leading choral conductors. The performance also featured jazz vocalists Peter Eldridge and Lauren Kinhan, members of the Grammy-winning ensemble New York Voices. The show was the national premier of "missa Lucia," a choral jazz mass by composer Justin Binek. Binek is a longtime colleague of TU, frequently serving as a guest artist, clinician and/or teacher for University-sponsored festivals and summer music camps. "This is a historic moment both for TU's Creative Arts Institute and the University as a whole," Brad Rees, vice provost for Creative Arts said in the release. "Up in the Air has worked for and earned the privilege to perform at one of the most coveted venues in the world among these internationally-recognized talents. Their unwavering commitment has been evident since we first began rehearsals and I am so proud of all they have collectively achieved." Up in the Air performed for a creative and performing arts high school in Eastern Pennsylvania before the Carnegie Hall concert Friday. Additionally, they will host a show at Shawnee Craft Brewery in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Saturday. There, the group will perform with recording artist and Tiffin native Regina Sayles.