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

June 17th Centennial Season Concert

June 13, 2015

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

June 11, 2015

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…

June 10 – Opening Centennial Season Concert

June 8, 2015

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…