Tuber Music for Tuba and Piano – Treble Clef Edition

The pieces all take their titles from various root vegetables, such as ‘Oca’, a playful divertimento in 7/8, 6/8 and 2/4, the laid-back ballad ‘Blue Potato’ and the self-explanatory ‘Swing That Yam’. The pick of the crop is ‘Ulloco’, a rumbustious galop full of penetrating accents and cascading semiquavers. Proctor has obviously done his homework, as the tuba writing is highly inventive but also idiomatic. This excellent work manages to be challenging for the player, yet accessible and entertaining for the listener.