OCTOBER 11, 2018 // 7
A world in harmony
34th annual Water
Music Festival
spans the globe
IF YOU GO
By MARILYN GILBAUGH
FOR COAST WEEKEND
T
hirty-four years ago, live classical
music in the Columbia-Pacific region
was rare — until a motivated group
of Long Beach Peninsula residents decided
they would fill the void. The rest is history.
From Russian Waltz to American ragtime,
from the beats of Brazil to Austria’s Brahms,
this year’s Water Music Festival takes
audiences on a musical world tour Friday
through Sunday, Oct. 12 through 14.
Diane Marshall, festival board president
asked the performing musicians if they could
feature music from many countries. Their
selections cover the map.
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The quartet Fandango!
Friday
It all begins Friday night at Ilwaco’s Inn
at Harbour Village when Fandango! opens
the series. The Chicago-based quartet brings
a spicy mix of Latin, Spanish, Sephardic,
Balkan and classical sounds to the stage.
Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic and
Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner — a hus-
band-and-wife team — perform as the well-
known Cavatina Duo.
British cellist David Cunliffe and Ameri-
can violinist Desiree Ruhstrat — another mar-
ried couple — perform in the Chicago-based
Lincoln Trio, a 2017 Grammy nominee for
Best Small Ensemble.
The Inn’s doors open beforehand for
socializing, a nibble or two, non-alcoholic
beverage selection and a no-host wine bar.
Saturday
Classical guitarist Marc Teicholz appears
Saturday afternoon in the historic Oysterville
Church. Teicholz was awarded first prize at
the 1989 International Guitar Foundation of
America competition, the most prestigious
contest of its kind in the U.S. Soundboard
listed him as “among the best we have ever
heard.”
Currently on the faculty of the San
Francisco Music Conservatory, Teicholz is
Water Music Festival 2018
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12: Fandango!
at Inn at Harbour Village, 120 Williams
Ave. N.E., Ilwaco, Wash.; doors open
6:30 p.m. for socializing and refresh-
ments. Tickets $40. This venue is not
wheelchair accessible.
• 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13: Marc
Teicholz at the historic Oysterville
Church. Tickets $30. This venue is not
wheelchair accessible.
• 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14: Alpin Hong
at Eagles Nest Resort, 700 North Head
Road, Ilwaco, Wash.; doors open 2 p.m.
for a social hour with savory and sweet
nibbles, nonalcoholic beverages and
a no-host bar. Tickets $40. Venue is
wheelchair accessible.
All tickets can be purchased online or
at the door.
Additional information: watermu-
sicfestival.com.
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Pianist Alpin Hong.
known as a highly skilled yet self-effacing
performer.
Sunday
Finally, on Sunday, a performance by
Alpin Hong wraps up the weekend. Hong ap-
pears in Ilwaco at the Eagles Nest Resort. It’s
perched high on a bluff with a view looking
toward Ilwaco’s Harbor, the town of Chinook,
the Columbia River and Astoria.
This classically trained pianist made his or-
chestral debut with the Kalamazoo Symphony
at age 10. A master’s degree from Juilliard, a
captivating personality and his musical acumen
put him in high demand the world over.
A percentage of the Water Music Soci-
ety’s event proceeds are donated to Peninsula
schools’ music programs, and each year, a
festival performer goes into area schools as
part of an outreach program. This year Hong
will share what he knows and cares about with
students. CW
COURTESY WATER MUSIC SOCIETY
Classical guitarist Marc Teicholz.