Two teen composers will unveil their works this weekend at an annual Deeside music festival.
The Banchory Festival of Scottish Music will be held on Saturday, with fiddlers, accordionists, pianists and bands from across the country flocking to the town to show off their talents.
As well as competitions for the musicians there is also a category for composers, who have this year been asked to compose a slow air.
Among the competitors are two teenagers from Huntly and Tarland, who will go up against several other budding composers – including three time champion Charles MacPherson, from Bishopton.
Festival secretary James Littlejohn said he was excited to hear the new works, which he expected would be “emotive”.
He said: “We’ve had eight to nine entries for the composition class. There’s quite a lot of devotion that goes into creating a new tune and putting it forward to see what people think of it.
“It’s really exciting to see people from all over entering, and we have at least two teenagers this year, which is even more exciting.”
Up to 70 musicians have entered this year’s event so far, with a last-minute wave expected in the coming days.
Mr Littlejohn added: “We’re on a three-year run, last year was a record and we’re just about the same this year. We’ve got people coming from the west coast and the central belt, but two thirds of the musicians are from Aberdeenshire.”
The fiddle competitions will be held in Banchory Town Hall from 9am, while the accordion and piano classes start at 2pm in the Burnett Arms Hotel.
The fiddle championship and orchestra competition, which will form part of the evening concert, will be held in the town hall from 7pm. Entry to the concert is £5 for adults and £3 for children at the door.
For more information, or a competition entry form, visit www.banchoryfiddlers.co.uk