The Brookline Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Chorale present Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem at the Driscoll School in Brookline for three performances: March 8, and 15 at 7:30 pm and March 9 at 3 pm. Tickets available at purplepass.com/brahmsrequiem. Ein deutsches Requiem is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and soprano and baritone soloists. It comprises seven movements, which together last over an hour, making this work both Brahms's longest composition and largest ensemble-work. Brahms often called this piece the 'Human Requiem.' The traditional Latin Requiem Mass uses a standardized text and serves as a means for mourners to pray for the departed soul, asking God for mercy so that the soul might not be condemned to Hell. Brahms's setting has a very different purpose. He sets a variety of sacred texts that are focused on comforting the living who remain and feel the loss of the departed. Brahms had faced recent loss in his personal life when he wrote this masterpiece, and his music stretches out to touch those deep and complex feelings every human feels when they lose someone. Indeed, the music has mournful and heavy passages, but those passages are counterbalanced with ones of light, spiritual triumph, and uplifting beauty. General Admission: $25 Free Admission with EBT Card  The Metropolitan Chorale is a proud participant in the EBT Card to Culture Program. Tickets are available free of charge to EBT/WIC card holders.  This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookline Commission for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Metropolitan Chorale is pleased to participate in the Card to Culture Program by extending discounts to EBT card holders. EBT Card holders receive FREE tickets to our performances. This program is a collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services’ Department of Transitional Assistance.