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. Renovations to the structure will begin following the 2023 Winona Municipal Band season.
Join us for a full season of concerts in 2023: June 14th through August 16th, Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:00pm at Winona's historic bandshell in Lake Park. If the weather is questionable, call 507-457-8220 to find out if the performance has been canceled.
Program for August 16, 2023 - Final Concert of the Season!
| Star Spangled Banner | Arr. Bowles |
| The Standard of St. George | Kenneth Alford |
| When Jesus Wept | Schuman arr. Billings |
| Four Scottish Dances | Arnold arr. Paynter |
| You're Welcome | Miranda arr. Conaway |
| Tuba Tiger Rag | Henderson arr. Marshall |
| King Cotton March | John Philip Sousa |
| Porgy and Bess Medley | Arr. Bob Lowden |
| America The Beautiful | Ward arr. Dragon |
Please stay tuned to Facebook and the City of Winona website for more updates: cityofwinona.com.
News & Events
RAIN VENUE TONIGHT (June 17, 2015) – SOMSEN HALL, WSU
Due to the anticipated weather, the June 17th Centennial Concert has officially been moved to our Rain Venue, Somsen Hall on the Winona State University campus (135 W Sanborn/8th Street). Please join us for our Community Time from 7:30-8:00pm. Pre-concert treats from Bloedow’s Bakery will be served by our Concert Sponsor, Winona National Bank. Chat…
June 17th Centennial Season Concert
Welcome to week two of our Centennial Concert Season! The program for the June 17, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner Traditional Under One Flag Jay Bocook If Thou Be Near J.S. Bach (arr. Moehlmann) English Folk Song Suite Ralph Vaughan Williams The Saints’ Hallelujah Calvin Custer (arr. Henderson) Little Brown Jug Del…
Band History: 1915-1925
Did you miss our June 10, 2015 concert? We visited the earliest years of the Winona Municipal Band and shared some interesting history: Week 1, June 10, 2015 (Written by Ruth Bures, read by Dan Barr) Winona had a long tradition of band music in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s with the Winona City…