Banking on the Baroque – That’s what Claudia does…
The life of a bank regulator can involve a lot of travel, which turned out to be a plus for Claudia Holmes. In the quiet of hotel rooms, she had ample time to practice her recorder. One of her recorders, that is, and one of a healthy collection of early instruments that have provided her with enormous gratification. Well, most of them.“I have 10-12 recorders, three harps, a mountain dulcimer, which I’m still learning how to play, and some noisy instrument I forget the name of now—a reed instrument, and obnoxious-sounding,” said Holmes, 68. “It’s not a shawm. It’s a double reed. I haven’t mastered the art of playing a reed instrument well, so it’s probably a good idea I decided to ditch the oboe.
