The Salisbury House Trophy was donated to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1953 by the Salisbury House Limited. This trophy was originally awarded in an annual competition by a Public School Elementary String Ensemble with Pianoforte. It was not given out from 1957 to 1969. In 1970 the trophy was reintroduced for annual competition by Public School Classroom Choirs from Grades 7 to 9. In 1999 eligibility was expanded to include Public School Classroom Choirs from Grades 7 to Senior 4. The trophy is currently awarded for the most outstanding performance by a School Classroom Choir, Grades 7-12.
| Year |
Winner |
| 1953 |
Queenston School |
| 1954 |
William Whyte School |
| 1955 |
Sir John Franklin School |
| 1956-1969 |
no entries |
| 1970 |
Gordon Bell School |
| 1971 |
Isaac Brock School |
| 1972 |
Churchill High School |
| 1973 |
General Wolfe School |
| 1974 |
Churchill High School |
| 1975 |
Churchill High School |
| 1976 |
Churchill High School |
| 1977 |
Churchill High School |
| 1978 |
Churchill High School |
| 1979 |
Churchill High School |
| 1980 |
Churchill High School |
| 1981 |
Gordon Bell School |
| 1982 |
Churchill High School |
| 1983 |
Churchill High School |
| 1984 |
no entry |
| 1985 |
Churchill High School |
| 1986 |
Churchill High School |
| 1987 |
Acadia Junior High School |
| 1988 |
River Heights School |
| 1989 |
River Heights School |
| 1990 |
Ness Junior High School |
| 1991 |
Ness Junior High School |
| 1992 |
no winner |
| 1993 |
Ness Junior High Grade 7 |
| 1994 |
Ness Junior High |
| 1995 |
Ness Junior High |
| 1996 |
Ness Junior High Chorale |
| 1997 |
Silver Heights Collegiate |
| 1998 |
Westwood Collegiate |
| 1999 |
Ness Middle School |
| 2000 |
Mennonite
Brethren Collegiate Institute |
| 2001 |
Ness Middle School |
| 2002 |
Stonewall Centennial School |
| 2003 |
no entry |
| 2004 |
no entry |
| 2005 |
Julie
Riel Grade 7 Choir |
| 2006 | Stonewall Centennial School |
| 2007 | Stonewall Centennial School Grade 7 Classroom Choir |
| 2008 | Lincoln School Grade 7 |