Jazz Jam to Benefit WSO Children's Concert
2026-02-15 14:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Two Fathoms Brewing

Cafe Congo~ WSO's Concert for the Kids
2026-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | First Congregational Church of Winona
DescriptionWSO’s Concert
for the Kids

ProgramNicholas (Pianist), Valeria (Soprano), and McKenzie (Tenor) join Rachel Ryan (Cello)
in present a varied classical music program.
Featuring works of: Bernstein, Sondheim, Wagner, Puccini and Massenet.
Your Free will Donation will help the Winona Symphony Orchestra fund it’s annual Free Concert given to local school children.
A Reception will follow the program.
DOORS WILL OPEN AT 1:45.
The Church is ADA Accessible at the canopied entrance on Broadway.

TicketsFree Will Offering to Benefit WSO’s Children’s Concert

Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM - "Quince Ensemble"
2026-03-05 16:30 - 19:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Description“Quince Ensemble” featuring Erik Rohde, violin
Paired with “Fluid: What is Marine Art, and What Can it Be?”
NEW! 4:30 and 7:00pm Concerts
Reception hosted in the atrium in between concerts
ProgramZohn-Muldoon: Destierros
Zohn-Muldoon: Night
McKinley: Ten Medieval Songs
Featuring guest artists Quince Ensemble and Erik Rohde, violin
TicketsAdults – $30
MMAM Members – $25
Students w/ Student ID – $10
Tickets for this concert can be purchased online from the MMAM website.Buy Tickets from MMAM

Symphony on Wheels~ A Fundraiser to Benefit Music Education
2026-03-21 17:00 - 20:30
DescriptionSymphony on Wheels~ A Fundraiser Supporting the Education outreach of WSO.
Remlinger Collector Car Museum

ProgramBuffet Dinner by Chef’s Table
Cash bar
Silent Auction
Live Music
Museum Tours
TicketsTickets~ Dinner & drink ticket ~ $85
Table of 6~ $500
Ticket Deadline is 3/12

Symphony Spring 2026 Concert
2026-03-21 19:30 | Wesley United Methodist, 114 W Broadway, Winona, MN, 55987
DescriptionSpring 2026 Symphony Concert

ProgramFuchs – Serenade for Strings No. 1
Schoenberg – Notturno
Martines – Dixit Dominus
featuring the WSU Concert Choir
Colleen Chester, conductor

TicketsAdults – $25
Military – $20
Student w/ Student ID – $10
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Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM - Alan Dunbar, baritone
2026-04-16 16:30 - 19:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Description“The Coast and the Sea”
NEW! 4:30 and 7:00pm Concerts

Reception hosted in the atrium in between concerts

ProgramProgram to include new chamber works written for Alan Dunbar, baritone
featuring Alan Dunbar and guest musicians
TicketsAdults – $30
Military – $25
Student w/ Student ID – $10
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Elmaro Vineyards presents Violins & Vineyards
2026-08-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Elmaro Vineyard
Join us on August 23rd from 1-4 pm to experience amazing music against the idyllic backdrop of Elmaro Vineyard in Trempealeau. Whether you come for the music, the wine, the company, or the view, you are sure to experience an afternoon of tranquil, bucolic delight. Relax with a complimentary glass of wine and personal cheese board while you enjoy performances by the region’s favorite classical artists and help us “Fund a Need” to support WSO musicians and upcoming season.
Tickets $40, available at the door or at exploretock.com/elmarovineyard
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Symphony Fall Concert~Mendelssohn Melodies: A Sibling Symphony
2026-10-03 19:30 | Wesley United Methodist, 114 W Broadway, Winona, MN, 55987
DescriptionFeatures works by sibling composers Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn alongside concertmaster Hillary
Kingsley performing the iconic and beloved Bruch violin concerto. This program of romantic
symphonic favorites concludes with the celebratory and virtuosic “Italian” Symphony by Felix
Mendelssohn.

Program

Fanny Hensel: Overture in C Major
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto, Hillary Kingsley, violin

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto
Hillary Kingsley, violin

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’
TicketsAdults – $27
Senior & Military – $22
Student w/ Student ID – $12
Child (under 13)~ $7
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Youth Concert~ 2027 "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"
2027-02-09 | Winona Middle School, 1570 Homer Road, Winona, MN, 55987
Children’s Concerts: Tuesday, February 9 (snow date Feb 11)
9:00 and 10:30am, 3rd performance early afternoon TBD (Winona Middle School)
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Jocelyn Hagan: “Invention” from The Notebooks of Leonardo daVinci (5’)
Benjamin Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Alan Dunbar, narrator
This year the WSO Children’s Concert expands with more instruments for a performance featuring Britten’s classic introduction to all of the instruments in the orchestra.

Symphony Spring Concert - Generations of Genius
2027-03-20 19:30 | Wesley United Methodist, 114 W Broadway, Winona, MN, 55987
Spring 2027 Symphony Concert~ Generations of GeniusFeaturing beloved Winonan Eric Brisson, this concert brings together the beautiful organ at Wesley United Methodist Church, paired with the WSO in two baroque works by Bach and Handel. These are paired with contemporary composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s homage to Handel written in honor of his 300th anniversary in 1985. The evening is capped off by Haydn’s brilliant and playful symphony dedicated to Oxford, written to commemorate his receiving of an honorary doctorate from the university.
Program

S. Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata 29

George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op, 4 No. 3
Eric Brisson, solo organ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto grosso 1985
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 92 ‘Oxford’

J. S. Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata 29
George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op, 4 No. 3
Eric Brisson, solo organ
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto grosso 1985
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 92 ‘Oxford’
TicketsAdults – $27
Military – $22
Student w/ Student ID – $12
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