The PMS Serenaders of Princess Margaret School were named School Steel Band of the Year at the National Music Awards on Tuesday night.

The group emerged as the winner ahead of Irene B. Williams Secondary School , the other finalist announced in the category recognizing outstanding school steel bands.

Accepting the award, a representative of the band thanked the members for their dedication and acknowledged the effort behind the group’s performance.

“Okay, good evening everyone. I know you saw a lot of people on the stage just now, but I could not take the opportunity by myself because they worked extremely hard,” the representative said.

The speaker added that the band hopes to continue developing music beyond the school environment.

“We hope to continue pushing music, not just school steel band, but we want to make sure that we operate like a community band year-round as well,” the representative said.

The School Steel Band of the Year award formed part of the National Music Awards ceremony recognizing artists, musicians and cultural contributors across Antigua and Barbuda’s music industry.