The Winona Municipal Band in Winona, Minnesota celebrated its centennial year in 2015! It is the oldest continually performing city band west of the Mississippi River. Visit the Centennial section of this website to learn more about the celebration.
The City of Winona will celebrate the centennial of our Historic Winona Lake Park Bandshell in 2024.
Join us for a full season of concerts in 2024: June 12th through August 14th, Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:00pm at Winona's historic bandshell in Lake Park.
CONCERT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
Program for August 14, 2024 - Final Concert
| Star Spangled Banner | arr. Bowles |
| Cyrus the Great | King arr. Glover |
| Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like Shadows | Samuel Hazo |
| Festive Overture | Shostakovich arr. Hunsberger |
| Like the Wind | Erika Svanoe |
| Music for a Summer Night | Glen Osser |
| Toward the Stars | Benjamin Dean Taylor |
| The Fairest of the Fair | John Philip Sousa |
| Selections from Wicked | Schwartz arr. Bocook |
| America the Beautiful | Ward arr. Dragon |
Photo by Mary Farrell, 2024. Please stay tuned to Facebook and the City of Winona website for more updates: cityofwinona.com.
News & Events
July 22nd Centennial Season Concert
Welcome to week seven of our Centennial Concert Season. The program for the July 22, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner arr. Bowles American Overture for Band Joseph Willcox Jenkins Elsa’s Procession To The Cathedral Richard Wagner, arr. Cailliet Crosley March Henry Fillmore Historical Interlude: Presented by Dr. Dan Barr, Written by Ruth Bures…
Band History: Week 6, The Bandshell
During our July 15th concert, Dr. Dan Barr shared the interesting story of our Lake Park Bandshell. Special thanks go to Shawn Kennedy-Lee for researching and writing the script, which is shared below: Week 6, July 15, 2015 Written by Shawn Kennedy Lee, Read (with introduction by) Dan Barr A ninety-year-old patient came into my…
July 15th Centennial Season Concert
Welcome to week six of our Centennial Concert Season. The program for the July 15, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner arr. Smith Florentiner March Julius Fucik, arr. Bourgeois Air For Band Frank Erickson Scenes from “The Louvre” Norman Dello Joio *** Special Guest Conductor *** Historical Interlude: Presented by Dr. Dan Barr, Written…