Adjudicators: Julian Wilkins, Katie Thomas & Lyn Davies
Any combination of voices to present two contrasting own-choice pieces of up to 8 minutes.
The purpose of the competition is to encourage and introduce new choirs, specially formed choirs, community choirs or choirs that have not competed before to compete at the National Eisteddfod.
A choir can only compete in this competition once.
Prizes:
- £500 (Côr Godre’r Garth, er cof am aelodau annwyl a gollwyd)
- £300 (Côr Philharmonic Caerdydd, i nodi bod y côr wedi cychwyn fel Côr Eisteddfod Caerdydd, 1978, wrth i’r côr ddod i ben)
- £200 (Charles a Margaret Morris, Trecynon, gan Mair Treharne a Huw Morris a'u teuluoedd)