World on a string

The violin breaks out into jazz, rock, Latin, funk, hip-hop, and contemporary classical in the capable hands of Mimi Rabson. The Berklee College of Music professor will play pieces for solo violin that she commissioned from Berklee composers. Norman Zocher's "Rock Ethic" grabs inspiration from Bach; Winston L. Maccow's "Tell Me" incorporates jazz chords, rhythmic funk, and fusion; "Canto Iberico" by Victor Mendoza uses Latin American phrasing; Stephen Webber's "Flash Meets Miles" shows off Rabson's percussive style. The violinist will also play two pieces bearing her name - "Mimi's Mood" by Joanne Brackeen and "Mimi's Metamorphology" by Neil Leonard. 7 p.m. Free. The Boston Conservatory, 8 the Fenway, Boston. (March 14 at 5 p.m. at Hingham's South Shore Conservatory.) 617-536-6340. www.bostonconservatory.edu JUNE WULFF