HAROLD L. SCARTH MEMORIAL TROPHY

Mrs. H.L. Scarth donated the Harold L. Scarth Memorial Trophy to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1956. This trophy was initially awarded in an annual competition of winners from girls and boys vocal classes. In 1959 this was changed to boys only. Today the trophy is awarded for the most outstanding performance in a competition of boys with unchanged voices, 12 and 14 years of age & under.

Harold L. Scarth was born in 1891 in Liverpool, England and died in 1954. He came to Canada in 1912. Shortly after his arrival, he joined Grace Church Choir. In World War I he served overseas with the Canadian Engineers, and when the armistice was signed was assigned to duty with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He returned to Canada in 1919. During World War II he organized a concert group from among members of the Provincial Government staff. This group travelled to Shilo, Brandon, Gimli and Portage la Prairie, giving programs for members of the armed forces. Mr. Scarth was a member of the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir, the Philharmonic Choir, the Shrine Chanters and St. Andrews Choir. He was a choir member and soloist in many Winnipeg churches.

Year Winner Year Winner
1956 Tom Johnson 1981 Malcolm Tinsley Jr.
1957 Violet Ann Greengrass 1982 Leonard Buckley
1958 Rayleen Giacomin 1983 Matthew Ball
1959 George Gartrell 1984 Jeffrey Tinsley
1960 Bob Adams 1985 Leonard Epp
1961 Randy Benson 1986 Rob Hermann
1962 Paul Rischer 1987 David Webster
1963 Colin Holbrow 1988 Jean-Guy Mercier
1964 Ronald Little 1989 Jeffrey Schellenberg
1965 Donald Churchill 1990 John Holbrow Van Benthem
1966 Mark Judd 1991 Evan Klassen
1967 Michael Crossman 1992 Jason Nedecky
1968 Robert Morrison 1993 Brian Wehrle
1969 Gerald Hébert 1994 Stephen Wiwchar
1970 David Ehinger 1995 Justin Hintz
1971 Brendan McGurry 1996 Alastair Thomson
1972 Bruce Johnson 1997 Erik Ritchie
1973 John Packer 1998 Beau Sweatman
1974 Christopher Thomson 1999 Fraser Thomson
1975 Doug Finlayson 2000 Julian Prokopetz
1976 Dominic Schaefer 2001 Stefan Prokopetz
1977 Geoffrey Owen 2002 Philip Lockwood
1978 Christian Keller 2003 Matthew Fletcher
1979 Todd Harwood-Jones 2004 Joseph Frohlinger
1980 Andrew Balfour 2005 Mathieu Bourrier

 

Year Winner
2006 John Christian Lewis
2007 Matthew Thomson
2008 Mathieu Bourrier