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.

Join us for a full season of concerts in 2025: June 11th through August 13th, Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:00pm at Winona's historic bandshell in Lake Park.


Concert Program - August 6, 2025

Star Spangled BannerTraditional
Amparito RocaTexidor arr. Winter
DuskSteven Bryant
Festive OvertureSchostakovich arr. Hunsberger
The Elephant and the FlyLaurendeau arr. Heukeshoven
   Featuring Janet and Eric Heukeshoven
Sandpaper BalletLeroy Anderson
Nobles of the Mystic ShrineSousa arr. Fennell
Robin Hood Prince of ThievesKamen arr. Lavender
America the BeautifulWard 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: Week 7

July 25, 2015

For our July 22nd concert, we combined a couple of decades to get caught up after our very newsy first half century. Dr. Dan Barr also shared memories from a few of our long-time members. Week 7, July 22, 2015 Written by Ruth Bures, read by Dan Barr It was our intention to explore the…

July 22nd Centennial Season Concert

July 18, 2015

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

July 18, 2015

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…