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.
Program for July 17, 2024
| Star Spangled Banner | arr. Bowles |
| Americans We | Henry Fillmore |
| Arioso | Bach arr. Hill |
| Fantasy on American Sailing Songs | Clare Grundman |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Shore arr. Ford |
| Instant Concert | Harold Walters |
| Jungle Magic | Harold Walters |
| Easter Monday on the White House Lawn | Sousa edt. Rogers |
| Selections from South Pacific | Rodgers and Hammerstein arr. Leidzen |
| 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
Band History: 1925-1935
Our June 17, 2015 concert was moved to Somsen Hall at WSU due to the inclement weather. If you missed it, we visited the second decade of the Winona Municipal Band’s history. Here’s what we learned: Week 2, June 17, 2015 (Written by Ruth Bures, read by Dan Barr) The Winona Municipal Band director for…
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…