Westminster piano faculty members Ingrid Clarfield and Lillian Livingston will be joined by their colleagues in a recital that will feature works for two pianos on Sunday, October 2 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton.

A highlight of the afternoon will be the world premiere of Filaments, a work for two pianos and eight hands by renowned local composer and jazz pianist Laurie Altman, who will perform this jazz-based composition with his wife, Jeannine Hummel, and Clarfield and Livingston.

In addition, the pianists will perform Bolcom's Recuerdos and Benjamin Lees' Sonata, as well as two dramatic showpieces for two pianos: an arrangement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Wilberg's Fantasy on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen. Joining their colleagues for the recital will be piano faculty members, Kelly Setler-Scheer and Kristen Watkins, both Westminster alumnae and former students of Clarfield.

Celebrating 25 years of partnership, Clarfield and Livingston have earned an international reputation for their dynamic performance style and their gift for making piano music understandable and exciting. The pianists involve the audience in their concerts by sharing concepts and ideas about the music as well as asking members of the audience to share their feelings and observations on what they are exploring and learning for each piece. Lillian Livingston and Ingrid Clarfield are long-time professors on Westminster's piano faculty, for which Clarfield serves as the coordinator. The two also lead several community education programs, including the Professional Development Certificate Program for piano teachers, the Summer Piano Camp for Piano Teachers and a Piano Camp for Middle School students.

Pianists Hummel and Altman share a home with two cats and four pianos. Hummel studied piano in Berne, Switzerland, and Paris, France. Her teachers have included Claude Poyet (in Paris). In Princeton, she has studied with Sylvie Webb, Lillian Livingston and with her husband. She most recently appeared with Altman in the world premiere of his two-piano work "Exit Music" based on a Radio Head theme.

Altman has had an extensive career both as a jazz performer and a composer. His works have been performed throughout the world, and recent world premieres have occurred in Philadelphia, Washington D.C, Mexico City and New York City. He has received numerous awards, including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Lincoln Center Forum Award, the Mason Gross Composition Prize and a University Professors Composition citation. He has dedicated Filaments to "Lillian, Ingrid and Jeannine and to the memory of my son Olivier Altman, who brought light into my life, and the inspiration for this work."

Setler-Sheer earned a bachelor's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Westminster, where she studied with Ingrid Clarfield. She has Master of Arts and Master of Music Education degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Watkins earned a bachelor's degree in piano performance from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Westminster. Currently, she is an adjunct member of the piano faculty at Westminster Choir College; an artist faculty member at Westminster's community music school, Westminster Conservatory; and maintains a private piano studio in West Windsor, N.J.

Westminster Choir College is located at Hamilton Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 seniors/students. For tickets or to receive Westminster's 2005-2006 season catalog, call the box office at (609) 921-2663. For updates, visit Westminster's Web site at http://westminster.rider.edu.