The National Eisteddfod is looking for more people to work on its competitions at future festivals.
There's been an increase in the number of evening competitions held during the week-long event - taking place in Pontypridd this year - which sees up to 6,000 people taking part.
This year has also seen the introduction of a new choir competition for first-time entrants, which saw Cor Bryn Owain from Cowbridge take runners-up spot.
Steffan Rhys, the Eisteddfod's competition organiser, said: "The competition was one of the highlights of the Eisteddfod so far and something that will remain in the memory."
Organsiers say they're happy with the standard of competition this year, having worked alongside local committees to provide more structure to the week's schedule.
Steffan Rhys added: "On Monday, competitions for those under 16 took place and the week builds up to the climax of the Eisteddfod with the competitions of the main soloists all taking place on Saturday, when individual competitiors have a chance to excel on the Pavilion stage."
"One more thing we have developed this week...is that competitions continues into the evening."
"There was a competition for young people on Tuesday evening, choral competitions on Wednesday and there's folk competitions on Thursday evenings, for example. We hope that this gives structure to the week and gives every opportunity to the competitors to perform and for the audience to enjoy. This is something I hope will develop into the future."
Ahead of next year's event in Wrexham, the festival is looking to recruit people with a "great interest or experience" in the competition side of the Eisteddfod to join the panels which prepare texts and offer opinions about the Eisteddfod and its work.
Chief executive Betsan Moses said: "We're keen to recruit new members to a number of the panels, and are particularly keeen to hear from new Welsh learners and speakers together with members of various ethnic communities and individuals who consider themselves disabled."
Anyone interested in joining the competition panels should email cystadlu@eisteddfod.cymru before Wednesday 4th September.
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Meanwhile, the Pavilion stage played host to even more Eisteddfod success for the Vale of Glamorgan on Wednesday, when Manon Ogwen Parry won the Soprano solo competition for 19-25 year olds.
The Penarth-born singer also took third prize in the W Towyn Roberts Scholarship on Monday.
The main prize of the day, the Prose Medal, was won by Eurgain Haf, originally from the Llanberis area, but now living in Pontypridd.
Her winning work - based on the theme of 'Newid' (change) - was a novel called "Monfarch Arian" ('Silver Seahorse) about a family dealing with mental health issues.
And the winner of the Welsh Learner of the Year - which attracted a record number of entries - was Antwn Owen-Hicks from Sirhowy, near Tredegar.
The main Pavilion ceremony involves the Drama Medal while the second night of Maes B features Mellt, Gwcci, Pys Melyn, Lloyd Lewis, Dom James and Cyn Cwsg with Meinir Gwilym headlining on Llwyfan y Maes.
Dr Rhodri Jones will be awarded the Science and Technology Medal for his work on the large hadron collider (CERN), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator situated on the French-Swiss border.
Away from the main activity on the Maes, the Gorsedd is expected to expel Huw Edwards when it holds its general meeting.
A spokesperson announced on Tuesday that it had begun a process to terminate the disgraced ex-BBC News anchor's membership after he pleaded guilty to three counts of accessing indecent images of children.
Edwards (62), who was admitted to the Gorsedd two years ago, is due to be sentenced next month.
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