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ESCANABA -- Bay College presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi: With A Little Horseradish on the Side will perform Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Besse Theater on the Escanaba campus. This is an ensemble you won't want to miss, featuring Amos Hoffman on oud and guitar, Yale Strom on violin, and Elizabeth Schwartz on baritone, vocals, and ukulele. Together, they bring klezmer, Romani, and Balkan tunes with a heavy dose of spicy improvisation.
Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.baycollege.tix.com, drop by the Box Office, or call 906-217-4045 for tickets. For discounted K-Bay tickets, visit the Box Office with photo ID/Bay ID. Discounted tickets can be purchased in-person. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Yale Strom is one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music. He has done extensive ethnographic research in Eastern Europe.
Elizabeth Schwartz has been called "The Edith Piaf of Yiddish" and "a revelation" with a superb mastery of klezmer ornamentations. In 2012, Schwartz was the first woman in history to sing at the 125-year-old Eldridge Street Synagogue in Manhattan.
, effectively breaking the ban of kol isha in this landmark cultural venue. She's acted in and written films, and has even written several Jewish food cookbooks.