Faneuil Hall hosts America at 250 on 8 November

Faneuil Hall and the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble: America at 250 will meet in Boston on 8 November 2026, when the ensemble performs at Samuel Adams Park. The free public concert begins at 3pm and closes with a world premiere by composer Kevin Krumenauer.

America at 250 brings a new work to Faneuil Hall

Boston Conservatory at Berklee has scheduled the performance as part of its 2026-2027 Center Stage season. The event takes place at Samuel Adams Park at Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Sq, Boston, Massachusetts, and is open to the public.

The programme examines American history and landscapes through music by four composers. It opens with William Schuman’s fantasy variation overture on Chester, based on a patriotic song written by Boston composer William Billings. David Maslanka’s Montana Music: Chorale Variations follows, alongside Michael Gilbertson’s Usonian Dwellings, inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The programme ends with Krumenauer’s new chamber symphony.

The concert’s 8 November date also informs one selection. Montana Music: Chorale Variations marks Montana’s admission as the forty-first US state on 8 November 1889, linking the date of the performance with a specific moment in American history. Event details for 8 November list the time, venue and public admission.

Faneuil Hall’s meeting hall frames the programme

The concert’s setting adds a local historical layer to a programme about American public life. The National Park Service records that Faneuil Hall was completed in 1742 as a market and meeting hall funded by merchant Peter Faneuil. Its lower level served the market, while the upper rooms provided space for public meetings.

The building was badly damaged by fire in 1761 and reopened after rebuilding in 1764. Charles Bulfinch led a major expansion in 1805 and 1806, which brought the hall close to its present footprint. The Great Hall and its associated artworks remain part of the building’s civic and cultural identity. The 2026 concert therefore places a programme about national history beside a building that has hosted Boston gatherings since the eighteenth century. The National Park Service history of Faneuil Hall describes its construction, rebuilding and later expansion.

Visiting Faneuil Hall: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble: America at 250 takes place on 8 November 2026 at Samuel Adams Park at Faneuil Hall in Boston.
• The performance is free and open to the public; the programme includes a world premiere by Kevin Krumenauer.
• The venue address is 1 Faneuil Hall Sq, Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.
• Faneuil Hall combines a market level with meeting spaces above, while the Great Hall is reached on the upper floors.
• English is the official language of the United States, and the national currency is the US dollar.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Faneuil Hall

When does America at 250 take place at Faneuil Hall?

The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble performs America at 250 on 8 November 2026 at 3pm in Samuel Adams Park.

What is Faneuil Hall?

Faneuil Hall is an eighteenth-century Boston market and meeting hall completed in 1742 and later expanded by Charles Bulfinch.

Where is Faneuil Hall and how do you get there?

Faneuil Hall is at 1 Faneuil Hall Sq in Boston, Massachusetts, within the United States.