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 |