BERYL FERGUSON MEMORIAL TROPHY

Former pupils of Beryl Ferguson donated the Beryl Ferguson Memorial Trophy to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1947. This trophy is awarded for the most outstanding performance in a competition of Grade 10 instrumentalists.

Ms. Ferguson was born in Winnipeg in 1899 and died in 1940. She studied piano with Milan Sokloff and later with Leonard Heaton. She became very popular as a teacher and attracted a large class of students, organizing competitions between her pupils as well as encouraging them to compete in the Winnipeg Music Festival.

Year Winner Year Winner
1947 Leslie Sawak 1978 Karen Klassen
1948 Sidney Zimmerman 1979 Catherine Sim
1949 Sidney Elizabeth Young 1980 Gerald Legiehn
1950 Joan Grinke 1981 Alvin Deshauer
1951 Sandra Sisler 1982 Colleen Schellenberg
1952 Vera Tarnowski 1983 John Roderick Cole
1953 Shelagh Roberta Gilmore 1984 Gae Loreen Barkman
1954 Freda Coodin 1985 Maya de Forest
1955 Paul Ross 1986 Deborah Smythe
1956 Ailsa Lawson 1987 Katherine Byrne
1957 Eleanor London 1988 Christopher Smythe
1958 Karen Borthistle 1989 Elroy Friesen
1959 Rennie London 1990 Ryan McClelland
1960 Morna-June Morrow 1991 Rachel Anderson
1961 Gerard Price 1992 Darren Wong
1962 Wirlana Kysilewsky 1993 Vernon Regehr
1963 Robert Kraichy 1994 Victoria Gomon
1964 Arne Wagner 1995 Huong Tran
1965 Andrea Graham 1996 Valdine Ritchie
1966 Roy Roshko 1997 Seijiro Tsuchi
1967 Jane Vasey 1998 Kevin Wong
1968 Roslyn Storey 1999 Andrea Schellenberg
1969 Elizabeth Lupton 2000 Terrilee Friesen
1970 Judy Kehler 2001 Alexander Peden
1971 Elaine Smith 2002 Sheldon Xu
1972 Douglas Finch 2003 Kar-Fai Gee
1973 Karen Yamada 2004 Diane Kim
1974 Debbie Davie 2005 Madeline Hildebrand
1975 Dietmar Schmuecker 2006 Albert Liao
1976 Barbara Lawton 2007 Katya Poplyansky
1977 Helen Choi 2008 Yue Chang