Mimi Rabson
Mimi Rabson—violinist, violist, composer—has been dubbed a " . . . dazzling, violin phenom" by the Boston Globe. She has distinguished herself as one of Boston's most creative and versatile musicians. She appears regularly in classical, jazz, klezmer, and other eclectic performances and frequently leads her own ensembles. She is the first-prize winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in composition for 2003. She was a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and worked with that organization for many years touring, recording, and composing, and acting as musical director. She has appeared with Itzhak Perlman on The Late Show with David Letterman and was featured in the klezmer documentary A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden. She also has served as musical director to Academy Award–winner Joel Grey in his production of Borschtcapades '94. Her composition "Klezzified" was featured on Saturday Night Live. She is on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music.
Cole Porter Songs for String Quartet: Night & Day
Cole Porter Songs for String Quartet: You Do Something to Me
Duke Ellington Songs for String Orchestra: Echoes of Harlem
James Brown Funk Songs for String Orchestra: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Klezzified
Original Latin Songs for Beginning String Orchestra: Sambasaurus
