SDSU Jewish Studies Program is hosting an evening of music with three leading clarinetists performing traditional and new music, along with lots of inspiring improvisation. Hot Pstromi, led by Jewish Studies artist-in-residence Yale Strom, is playing with special guests, the Three Tremolos: The Art of the Klezmer Clarinet. The event takes place at 7 p.m.,  Wednesday, Nov. 4, at SDSU Rhapsody Hall in the Music Building. The event is free and open to the public. 

Guest artists at the event include:

• Leo Chelyapov, who won first place in the Shostakovich Competition in Moscow at the age of twelve. He has also appeared on several TV shows, including Beverly Hills 90210 and Late Night with David Letterman.
• Gary Gould has lectured at universities and colleges for more than 10 years and has led a clinic, "Gary Gould and Friends: A Klezmer Experience," introducing local music pros to the art of klezmer for the Orange County Musicians Union Bash. 
• Robert Zelickman is a lecturer of music at University of California San Diego, where he has taught since 1983. He conducts the UCSD Wind Ensemble and lectures on the symphony and Jewish music. He is a member of Orchestra Nova San Diego and has performed with the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Opera.

For more details, visit the Jewish Studies Program website.