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
June 10 – Opening Centennial Season Concert
Our Centennial Concert Season is here at last! The committee has been at work since last fall getting ready for this very special event. The program for the June 10, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner Traditional Rough-Riders Karl L. King NIMROD from “Enigma Variations” Edward Elgar (arr. Bocook) Light Cavalry Franz von…
HBC: Dave Dicke interviews Ruth and Frank Bures
On May 4, 2015, Ruth and Frank Bures sat down with Dave Dicke of HBC to talk about our May 16th Kick-Off Event and our Centennial Celebration Season. The complete interview is here:
Kick-Off Event
Original movie poster for the Italian film. Roberto Franzoni, artist. Antony and Cleopatra A Silent Movie with a Winona Connection Musical score by George Colburn Performance by Dr. James Doering May 16, 2015 • 7:00 pm Ragtime music by Flutistry and Community Sing-Along • 6:30pm Wanek Hall Winona County History Center 160 Johnson Street Winona, Minnesota…