Pembrokeshire pupils have struck a chord on the national youth music stage.
Two -hundred students represented the county and Wales at the National Festival of Music for Youth, held at the renowned Symphony Hall in Birmingham, last week.
Following a Regional Festival in March, five musical groups were invited to perform alongside other schools and county groups from across England and Wales.
Two students, Katie Groves, of Milford Haven School, and William Edwards, of Greenhill School, won outstanding new student composition awards for their original pieces.
'Enigma' by Katie and 'L L Uvius' by William were part of the programme performed by the Pembrokeshire School Percussion Ensemble, directed by Melanie Walker, last Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier, the 110-strong Ysgol Greenhill School Orchestra, conducted by Paul Rapi, had given a lunchtime concert performing 'Where Eagles Dare' by Ron Goodwin, 'Hoe Down' by Copeland and 'A Tribute to John Williams.'
In the evening, the Pembrokeshire Schools' Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Rebecca Whitehurst, performed 'St. Paul's Suite' by Holst as part of the National String and Chamber Orchestra Festival, while the Sir Thomas Picton School Folk Duo - violinist Siobhan O'Sullivan and guitarist Harry Thomas - gave a rousing performance of Irish Folk melodies.
On Friday, the Pembrokeshire Schools' Wind Band took part in the Wind Band Festival. The band performed 'Cause for Celebration' by Darrol Barry, 'Rush' by Samuel Hazo and an arrangement of 'Heykens Serenade' narrated by James Brawn and involving many different and humorous playing techniques.
Chris Llewellyn, head of Pembrokeshire County Council music service, said the authority was extremely proud of the achievements of the young musicians from the county's schools.
"It is an outstanding accolade to see Pembrokeshire groups playing alongside, and at the same level, as some of the larger counties in Britain.
Pembrokeshire can justifiably boast of its musical culture as shown by these dedicated young people."