Best Composable Banking Podcasts (2024)

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The technical and social contracts of APIs - Discussion with Marsh Gardiner 1:02:56

23d ago1:02:56

1:02:56

The way we think about the future of APIs can take many different forms. In this episode, Marsh Gardiner and Kristof Van Tomme approach the subject from several angles. They discuss questions like: Why can we say that APIs are interface utilities? How does the network effect work? Can we call APIs infrastructure? Marsh's #APIFutures post: https://s…

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Doubling Brahms - Busoni and his violin concerto with Francesca Dego 37:09

2M ago37:09

37:09

Violinist Francesca Dego kicks off the Busoni centenary celebrations with her new album, pairing his concerto with that of Brahms - a juxtaposition that might seem strange, until you realise (as Francesca describes) the deep connections between the two works, so much so that Busoni's concerto could even be seen as a direct homage to Brahms's. As we…

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Boundaries and interfaces - Conversation with Koichi Shiroma 52:03

2M ago52:03

52:03

In this episode, Koichi Shiroma (Principal Consultant) narrates his journey of how his team implemented an interface portal. With Kristof Van Tomme, they discuss what can be the business drivers for interface portals and what obstacles one has to overcome during the implementation. Resources: https://pronovix.com/articles/apis-are-interface-utiliti…

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Classical Roots 2024 Special with Saxophonist Steven Banks 49:18

3M ago49:18

49:18

The guys chat with 2024 Classical Roots Soloist Steven Banks about the evolution of the saxophone in classical music and Billy Child's co-commission Diaspora Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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An Invitation to the Dance - Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett 28:55

3M ago28:55

28:55

Pianist Martin James Bartlett first came to many people’s attention in 2014, when he won the BBC Young Musician Award. A Proms debut followed the next year, and a recording contract with Warner Classics not long after. To date, both of Martin’s albums on Warner have been centred around a unifying core concept - recital-recordings with a clear and t…

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La Divina - Rob Cowan and Alain Lanceron on the centenary of Maria Callas's birth 56:18

4M ago56:18

56:18

As every opera-fan must surely be aware by now, December saw the centenary of Maria Callas’s birth, and Warner Classics marked the occasion by issuing the most comprehensive collection of her recordings ever released – clocking in at a whopping 131 CDs, La Divina offers the chance to experience Callas’s unique qualities in all 74 roles for which au…

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Complex systems, generative AI and affordance-centric APIs - Conversation with Michael Hibay and Mike Amundsen 1:42:45

4M ago1:42:45

1:42:45

In this episode, Michael Hibay (API Platform Architect at WSFS Bank) and Mike Amundsen (Amundsen,com, Inc.) deep dive into the topic of hypermedia, complex systems, Domain Driven Design, and generative AI. They explore the questions of what hypermedia API is, what an API affordance catalog can be, and how language models can be applied on the clien…

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The world of Kubernetes and APIs - Conversation with Viktor Farcic 1:10:34

4M ago1:10:34

1:10:34

Why can we treat Kubernetes as an open standard that enables computing to become a utility? In this episode, Viktor Farcic (Developer Advocate at Upbound) explains why we can say that Kubernetes is an extensible API, and highlights that an API has no tangible usefulness by itself. With Kristof Van Tomme, they also deep dive into the fundamentals of…

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Toilet Bowl Mouthpieces and Pony Rides with Bass Trombone Adam Rainey 30:39

5M ago30:39

30:39

The guys chat with Bass Trombone Adam Rainey about his path from aspiring doctor with a bad high range to the player we know today.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Tudor Wild Child - Thomas Weelkes with Dr Katie Bank 27:29

5M ago27:29

27:29

Although plenty of attention has been lavished on the four hundredth anniversary of the death of William Byrd, his contemporary Thomas Weelkes also died in 1623 - on the 30th of November - and has seen rather less in the way of commemoration. In addition to Weelkes being a composer of great gifts, his reputation also rests in part on his track reco…

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What does “good” look like to you? - Conversation with Chris McDermott, Part 2 1:02:34

5M ago1:02:34

1:02:34

The final installment of the Complexity series ends this collection of interviews on a high note. In this episode, we dive deeper into the practical application of social practice theory, the optimization of transformative processes, and the value of maturity with the help of our guest, Chris McDermott (Lean Agile Coach & Principal Consultant at Co…

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How can social sciences benefit software developers? - Conversation with Chris McDermott Part 1 46:16

5M ago46:16

46:16

In the first part of the finale of the Complexity series, hosts Kristof Van Tomme (CEO and co-founder at Pronovix) and Marc Burgauer (Principal Consultant and Co-founder at Contextualise) interview Lean Agile coach and Contextualise co-founder, Chris McDermott who explains how he helps leaders navigate uncertainty through honest conversations, how …

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Take me to your Lieder - Schubert in English with Roderick Williams, Rowan Pierce and Christopher Glynn 45:00

5M ago45:00

45:00

The 'Schubert in English' series on Signum Classics sees its fourth instalment this year - following up Winter Journey, Swansong and The Fair Maid of the Mill with a wider-ranging collection of songs, sung by Roderick Williams and Rowan Pierce with Christopher Glynn at the piano. Front and centre, too, are the translations of Jeremy Sams, which at …

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From Riots and Rubbish to Time-Honored Classics with Pianist Alexandra Dariescu 35:55

6M ago35:55

35:55

On this episode of Between 2 Stands, the guys chat with pianist Alexandra Dariescu about how to listen to new compositions and how some of our favorite classical pieces weren't always so celebrated. Hear Alexandra perform the world premiere of "Shades of Unbroken Dreams" on the next Live from Orchestra Hall Webcast on November 11, 2023 and on DSO R…

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Sound the Trombone! Onyx Brass at 30 with Amos Miller 25:16

6M ago25:16

25:16

As "the classiest brass ensemble in Britain" turns 30, Onyx Brass's trombonist Amos Miller looks back over three decades of brass quintet music-making, with an eye on exploring contemporary repertoire. We discuss the group's latest album, 'The sun is free to flow with the sea', and some of the works featured on it, as well as touching on questions …

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These Are Not Mickey Mouse Birds with Composer Arlene Sierra 35:18

7M ago35:18

35:18

On the season 5 premiere, the guys chat with composer Arlene Sierra about her new symphony Kiskadee before it's world premiere with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2023. Although it is inspired by sounds of nature, there are no cartoon birds flying around.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The revolution of composability - A conversation with John Doyle and Henk Beld 51:47

7M ago51:47

51:47

In this time of ever changing demands, it is more important than ever to remain flexible and react swiftly to change. In this episode, John Doyle (CEO at Digital Polygon) and Henk Beld (Solutions Architect at Amazee.io) explain how composability can help you break down monoliths into smaller, interchangeable components that allow you to keep up wit…

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A Great Musical Dett - Choral Music by Black Composers with Dr Marques Garrett 34:56

7M ago34:56

34:56

A discussion of the OUP's recently-published collection of sacred and secular choral works by Black composers, with its editor Dr Marques Garrett - taking in Vicente Lusitano, Undine Smith Moore, R Nathaniel Dett (Dr Garrett's own particular labour of love) and more. Presto Music All things musical... on your doorstep! Visit our website: www.presto…

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Emerging trends in the open banking landscape - A conversation with Jorgos Tsovilis and Thorben Peter 54:25

8M ago54:25

54:25

Innopay's Open Banking Monitor offers a valuable and unique insight into banking APIs on a global scale. In this episode, Jorgos Tsovilis (Senior Consultant) and Thorben Peter (Junior Consultant) explain the evaluation process behind the monitor and share their thoughts on current and emerging trends in the open banking space. Innopay Open Banking …

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Standing out from the Crowd - Arthur Bliss with Paul Spicer 50:54

8M ago50:54

50:54

Arthur Bliss was one of the most important British musicians of his age. Having served with distinction in the Great War, in which he was both injured and gassed, he subsequently became the most performed British composer abroad. He served as Director of Music at the BBC from 1942-44, and was appointed Master of the Queen’s Music in 1953. Bliss was…

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A Russian Soul in Exile - Rachmaninoff with Fiona Maddocks 51:26

9M ago51:26

51:26

The great Russian Romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff declared that his music was "the product of his temperament, therefore Russian", but he spent the final 26 years of life in exile after fleeing Russia in 1917. While in exile he composed his late masterpieces including the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the Symphonic Dances, while also pr…

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A Mercury Legend - Antal Doráti with Rob Cowan and Thomas Fine 1:11:35

9M ago1:11:35

1:11:35

Earlier this year we saw the release of not one, but two box sets dedicated to recordings by the Minnesota Orchestra under their Hungarian conductor Antal Doráti, recordings made by the Mercury Record Company in the 1950's. To discuss the artistic and sonic legacy of these Mono and Stereo box sets I was privileged to be joined not only by record cr…

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Belle de nuit – Chatting to Emmanuel Despax about 'Après un rêve' 18:29

10M ago18:29

18:29

Some "concept" albums can seem a little contrived – with themes not so much neatly interwoven as crudely welded onto one another. Not so Emmanuel Despax's new album Après un rêve, which draws together its three main ideas so naturally that it seems as if the album must have sprung from Despax's mind fully formed. A poetic legacy from his music-lovi…

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Brahms In The Time Machine – Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem with Lionel Meunier 34:40

10M ago34:40

34:40

Over the nearly twenty years since its formation, Vox Luminis has appeared in our metaphorical pages plenty of times – the Belgian early music ensemble consistently combines original and exploratory programming with impeccable musicianship. Every album Lionel Meunier and his musicians release can be relied on to be not just a feast for the ears but…

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Tenure, Basketball, and Keeping it in the Family with Cellist Cole Randolph 40:08

12M ago40:08

40:08

On the season 4 finale, the guys chat with newly tenured DSO cellist Cole Randolph on his journey with the DSO from being a high school student torn between playing in orchestra and the basketball team, to choosing a career in music, to landing the DSO African American Fellowship position, to winning the audition, to finally becoming a full orchest…

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I've Started, So I'll Finish – A Return to Mozart with Robert Levin 26:50

1y ago26:50

26:50

Robert Levin set out to record a complete set of Mozart's works for keyboard and orchestra. After several highly successful and critically-acclaimed volumes over the following decade, fate eventually intervened to force the project into the deep freeze, and on that unsatisfying note the story might have ended. Happily, though, circumstances have no…

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Supporting a New Era of Composers with Composer Carlos Simon 32:02

1y ago32:02

32:02

The guys chat wtih composer Carlos Simon before the world premiere of Troubled Water for Trombone and Orchestra May 5-7, 2023.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Tom & Will (& Jimmy & Roddy) – Tudor Anniversaries with Fretwork and The King's Singers 17:45

1y ago17:45

17:45

2023 sees the quadricentennials of the deaths of both William Byrd - sacred polyphonist, virginalist and recusant Catholic - and Thomas Weelkes, remembered especially for his madrigals, his verse services and his repeated tellings-off by his bosses at Chichester Cathedral for what might delicately be termed rowdiness. Among various groups with albu…

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Golden Oldies - The Brodsky Quartet at 50 56:04

1y ago56:04

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Founded by four ambitious teenagers in Middlesbrough in 1972, the Brodsky Quartet’s extraordinary fifty-year career has encompassed collaborations with musicians including Sting, Björk and Sir Paul McCartney as well as a whole host of superb recordings of core repertoire from Mozart to Bartók. It was a great pleasure to be joined by cellist and fou…

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Being a Champion of New Music with Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers 40:07

1y ago40:07

40:07

The guys chat with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers about her musical inspirations and being a supporter of new compositions.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Four with Scores - Quartet with Leah Broad 38:24

1y ago38:24

38:24

One of the most keenly anticipated music biographies in 2023 has been 'Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World' a wonderfully vivid account of the lives, times and music of 4 extraordinarily talented composers from the late 19th and 20th Centuries. Guiding me through the fascinating world of Dame Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke, Dorothy Howel…

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A Special Classical Roots Presentation with Clarinetist Anthony McGill 36:56

1y ago36:56

36:56

On this special episode of Between 2 Stands, the guys speak with clarinetist Anthony McGill before he premieres the new Anthony Davis work "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" at the 2023 DSO Classical Roots concert.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The Color and Multiplicity of the Saxophone with Jess Gillam 41:02

1y ago41:02

41:02

The guys chat with saxophonist Jess Gillam before the world premiere of "Glasslands" a classical saxophone concerto by Anna Clyne February 18 and 19 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Inspiring Change One Bowtie at a Time with Sphinx Organization Chief of Artist Engagement Andre Dowell 45:57

1+ y ago45:57

45:57

The guys chat with Andre Dowell, Chief of Artist Engagement of the Sphinx Organization. Focused on increasing representation of Black and Latinx artists in classical music and recognizing excellence, Sphinx programs serve beginner students to seasoned classical music professionals, as well as cultural entrepreneurs and administrators.…

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Capturing the Picture with Composer Tania León 47:52

1+ y ago47:52

47:52

The guys chat with composer Tania León about her artistic process and the DSO premiere of her new Co-commission, Pasajes December 9 - 11, 2022By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The Voice as an Instrument with Mezzo-Soprano J'Nai Bridges 52:08

1+ y ago52:08

52:08

The guys chat with mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges who will be performing alongside Janai Brugger November 11-13 for Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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A superior technology doesn’t mean success - Interview with Dawn Ahukanna, part 2 1:02:17

1+ y ago1:02:17

1:02:17

We continue our talk with Dawn Ahukanna (Design Principal and Front-End Architect at IBM). She points out the importance of variability and sheds light on what makes an API successful. Dawn also makes an exciting analogy between REST and SOAP APIs and the VHS and Betamax cassette formats. In this conversation, we also deep dive into how one can def…

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Mixing desk versus three buttons: what is the right thing for your audience? - Conversation with Dawn Ahukanna, part 1 55:41

1+ y ago55:41

55:41

In this episode, we discuss with Dawn Ahukanna (Design Principal and Front-End Architect at IBM) why it is essential to acknowledge the whole spectrum instead of the pieces and how it can help if one keeps in mind the end and works backwards. Dawn also mentions how one can make an effective change.

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Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams at 150 with John Francis 46:02

1+ y ago46:02

46:02

Nobody has done more in recent years to promote the music of Ralph Vaughan-Williams in recent years than Albion Records, the record label of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society. So to celebrate the English composer's 150th birthday this year I asked John Francis, Vice-Chairman of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society to guide me through his life and mu…

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Mysticism, Modernism and Music - Scriabin with Marina Frolova-Walker 57:59

1+ y ago57:59

57:59

Celebrating his 150th anniversary this year is the Russian composer, poet and visionary Alexander Scriabin who, in his short life undertook a compositional journey that took him from a frustrated piano virtuoso who idolized Chopin to a radical modernist who prophesized that a concert of his mystical music in Tibet would bring about the end of the w…

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String Theory with Concertmaster Robyn Bollinger and Cello Soloist Kian Soltani 1:04:12

1+ y ago1:04:12

1:04:12

In the season 4 premiere, the guys chat with new Concertmaster Robyn Bollinger and Cello Soloist Kian Soltani.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood with John Wilson 45:13

1+ y ago45:13

45:13

Undoubtedly one of the great orchestral success stories in recent years has been that of Sinfonia of London, formed by conductor John Wilson in 2019. Their albums have consistently received a whole host of awards, demonstrating the orchestra’s great virtuosity and versatility. Their latest recording sees them delving into one of my favourite genres…

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Eine kleine Havanamusik with Sarah Willis 26:37

1+ y ago26:37

26:37

As both a world-class performer and an advocate for her instrument, Sarah Willis is an inspiration to a generation of horn players, so I was somewhat star-struck to talk to her for this week's episode. Despite the unceasing travel difficulties and upheaval of the past two years, Sarah has been continuing to spend time in Cuba working with Cuban ins…

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat with Percussionist and Assist. Principal Timpani Jay Ritchie 42:48

1+ y ago42:48

42:48

The guys chat with Percussionist Jay Ritchie about the challenges of playing at the back of the orchestra, early morning rowing, and skiing.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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What if the Dog Eats my Homework? A Special Chat with the DSO Music Librarians 1:00:55

1+ y ago1:00:55

1:00:55

The guys chat with the DSO Music Librarians about what goes on behind the scenes in the mysterious music library. This episode originally aired in a video format and contains many visual references. Please visit our Youtube channel to view the original episode for the full experience!By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The Evolving Sound of the DSO with Principal Trombone Ken Thompkins 45:13

1+ y ago45:13

45:13

The guys chat with Principal Trombone Ken Thompkins about the evolving sound of the DSO, favorite music outside of classical music, and having "normal" colleagues.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The Long Tradition of Bass/Accordion Players with Assist. Principal Bass Stephen Molina 55:08

1+ y ago55:08

55:08

The guys chat with Assistant Principal Bass Stephen Molina about college sports, playing accordion, and bonding with other musicians while on tour.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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High Stepping at State with Principal Oboe Sarah Lewis 37:00

1+ y ago37:00

37:00

The guys chat with Principal Oboe Sarah Lewis about marching band, camper vans, and Baby SharkBy Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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The Future of Music Education with Damien Crutcher and Kris Johnson 59:58

1+ y ago59:58

59:58

The guys chat with Detroit Harmony Director Damien Crutcher and leader of the Kris Johnson Quartet, CYE alum, and educator Kris Johnson about getting kids involved with music.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Reimagining Film Scores with Composer and Erb Jazz Creative Chair Terence Blanchard 51:38

1+ y ago51:38

51:38

The guys chat with composer and Fred. A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Chair Terence Blanchard about his approach to scoring Spike Lee's films and writing new Operas. Originally aired February 2021.By Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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