Gordon Hignell's mother and widow donated the Gordon Hignell Memorial Trophy to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1951. This trophy is given for the most outstanding performance of a Two-Song Group by a Grade B vocalist.
Gordon Kirby Hignell, the son of V.R. Hignell, was born in 1919. He served with the 197th R.C.A.F. Squadron in World War II. Officer Hignell, a R.C.A.F. pilot, was reported missing over France and declared killed July 23, 1943.
|
Year |
Winner |
Year |
Winner |
| 1951 |
Gwen Houston |
1980
|
Donnalynn Grills
|
| 1952 |
Phyllis Cooke |
1981
|
Angela Wright
|
| 1953 |
Carolyn Malinoski |
1982
|
Cheryl McNabb Davis
|
| 1954 |
Henriette Platford |
1983
|
James East
|
| 1955 |
Carolyn Malinoski |
1984
|
Twila Duerksen
|
| 1956 |
Peggy Dryden |
1985
|
Lorren Pettit
|
| 1957 |
Evelyn Snyder |
1986
|
Pamela Johnson
|
| 1958 |
Lynn Furch |
1987
|
Fred Cross
|
| 1959 |
Lynn Furch |
1988
|
Karla Heese
|
| 1960 |
Margaret Jonasson |
1989
|
Karis R. Wiebe
|
| 1961 |
George Wiens |
1990
|
Kirsten Brough
|
| 1962 |
Marlene Conley |
1991
|
Kevin Young
|
| 1963 |
Arthur R. Janzen |
1992
|
Marni Enns
|
| 1964 |
Glen Harder |
1993
|
Penni Foshaug
|
| 1965 |
John Ens |
1994
|
Sandra Fach
|
| 1966 |
Shirley McClintock |
1995
|
Jeff Sawatzky
|
| 1967 |
Frances Richards |
1996
|
Amanda Hammond
|
| 1968 |
Sandra Head |
1997
|
Jonathan Zantingh
|
| 1969 |
Eva Michaluk |
1998
|
John Van Benthem
|
| 1970 |
Beverly Cohen |
1999
|
Kristina Malazdrewich
|
| 1971 |
Karen Crerar |
2000
|
Heather M. Pauls
|
| 1972 |
Bonnie Lawson |
2001
|
Nancy Dewar
|
| 1973 |
Michael Crossman |
2002
|
Somer Kenny
|
| 1974 |
James Paschke |
2003
|
Ashley Queen
|
| 1975 |
Barbara Pearce |
2004
|
Katie Smith
|
| 1976 |
Irmgard Cornies |
2005
|
Heather Baragar
|
| 1977 |
Norene Morrow |
2006 | no entry |
| 1978 |
Susan Harrison |
2007 | Jan van der Hooft |
| 1979
|
Lisa Cosens
|
2008 | Domanie Billinghurst-Schadek |