ALMOST 500 pupils from East Ayrshire took to the stage for a spring concert.

Hundreds of talented pupils appeared at Kilmarnock’s Grand Hall to participate in the annual Spring Spectacular musical concert.

The annual affair is a chance for talented pupils to showcase their musical skills in a variety of styles.

The highlights of the evening were a moving performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus performed by the choir and Orchestra and a fantastic Grand Finale which saw all performers take to the stage in a massed performance of Highland Cathedral.

Councillor Fiona Campbell, Cabinet Member for Skills and Learning said: “Music development and performance opportunities for young people in East Ayrshire are vitally important and as the Spring Spectacular clearly shows, our pupils hit the high notes.”