Serenata | Damon Hernandez, Manaka Kinoshita, Mayley Callihan |String Connection Senior Recital 2026

Damon Hernandez, Jr., Manaka Kinoshita, and Mayley Callihan perform "Serenata for Three Violins" by Michael McLean in their Senior Violin Recital presented by The String Connection at Southern Nevada Music on July 1, 2026. Jae Ahn, Collaborative Pianist All three artists study under Ms. Shakeh Ghoukasian at The String Connection and are 2026 graduates heading into college this fall: Damon Hernandez, Jr. (Green Valley High School) — University of Nevada, Reno: Violin Performance & Civil Engineering Manaka Kinoshita (Las Vegas Academy of the Arts) — University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Violin Performance & Japanese Language Studies Mayley Callihan (Las Vegas Academy of the Arts) — University of Nevada, Reno: Biology major with a Music minor Event: Senior Violin Recital, presented by The String Connection Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — 6:00 PM Venue: Southern Nevada Music Collaborative Pianist: Jae Ahn Founder / Teacher / Mentor: Ms. Shakeh Ghoukasian, The String Connection Presented by The String Connection — Connecting Music Students to World Class Artists and Mentors