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
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…