Tenebrae, Nigel Short / Anu Komsi and Sakari OramoSt George’s Bristol / Bristol BeaconSunday afternoon’s two concerts, closing the Proms’ Bristol weekend, brought the superlative Tenebrae, and Sakari Oramo swapping baton for bow to duet with his wifeRitual can be a choir in procession in a great cathedral or the simple act of putting down a violin bow. At the BBC Proms’ Bristol performances this weekend, it was both – and to strikingly different effect.First, grandeur and spectacle, as Nigel Short and his chamber choir Tenebrae celebrated their 25th anniversary with a return to their 2005 commission: Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles. Inspired by the Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago, it’s a piece with a cult following, a phenomenon as much as a score, and one that only comes to life fully in live performance. Continue reading...