The 2016 Classical Guitar Series season opens on March 19 with Paul Psarras, a graduate from the San Francisco Conservatory who has studied under David Tanenbaum, Sergio Assad and Richard Savino. An enthusiast of early and modern music alike, Paul performs from the vast array of genres from Renaissance to Modern.

He has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony and conductor/composer John Adams in his nativity oratorio El Nino, with Soprano Dawn Upshaw. Paul was awarded second prize in the 2008 Wesley Day solo classical guitar recording competition and was a prize winner at the 2010 and 2011 Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Competition.

Tickets available at Davis Arts Center March 19, 10am-3pm, and at the door prior to the concert at 6:30pm.