Grammy Award nominee Diego Figueiredo on guitar will perform on Friday at the Water Music Festival, highlighting Latin and Cuban styles. With him will be pianist Chuchito Valdés.

It is hard to tell who is the most excited, Alpin Hong or the organizers of the Water Music Festival.

Hong, a classical pianist, said the Long Beach Peninsula concert on Saturday will take place at one of his favorite locations.

“This concert is very special for numerous reasons, including the fact that it is the only touring performance I will be giving this season,” said Hong, who teaches in Hawaii.

This year’s festival features two shows, both at the Chinook School in Chinook, Washington. The first, at 7 p.m. Friday, features Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo and Cuban pianist Chuchito Valdés.

Figueiredo and Valdes performed recently at the Redlands Bowl in Redlands, California. The show’s director, Valerie Peister, said they “knocked it out of the park.”

The second, at 4 p.m. Saturday, features Hong performing his “very favorite works,” including pieces by Bach and Brahms. Organizers label his playing as “unbeatable artistry,” noting how he connects well with young music fans, in part because of his enthusiasm extends beyond music to skateboarding, video games and martial arts.

Hong made his debut with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in his native Michigan at the age of 10. He won piano competitions and earned a master’s degree at The Juilliard School. He released his first album of classical selections in 2005.

“Alpin will take attendees on a breathtaking journey with his magical interpretations, coupled with a warm personality and rare humor,” said Water Music Society leader Diane Marshall, who looks forward to him performing the challenging B-minor Sonata by Liszt, as well as his arrangement of the Spanish love lament “Malagueña.”

“No matter how people feel about classical piano, Alpin is a fantastic entertainer to watch and he has a warm, warm personality and a terrific sense of humor,” she added.ong will conclude with Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” a piece he described as “the greatest piece ever written for the piano by an American.”

The Water Music Society has been producing classical events for more than four decades. Marshall has been talking about the “Spanning the Globe”-themed events all year and was among those who arranged the peninsula’s Music in the Gardens tour in July.

The events raise money for Ocean Beach and Naselle school districts’ music and art programs, funding sheet music, ukuleles, out-of-state trips and assemblies featuring visiting musicians.

This year, the group donated $10,000 for Ilwaco High School to send students to a band camp in Blaine, Washington, and shared $7,500 among art teachers at three Pacific County schools.

Both concerts include appetizers and desserts to match the musical genres, as well as beverages and a no-host wine bar. Doors open an hour before the performances. Ilwaco High School music students will act as servers.

Once the weekend is over, Water Music Society board members will turn their attention to promoting a Dec. 3 matinee concert featuring the George Mitchell Quintet and jazz vocalist Greta Matassa.