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** Electronics Engineer **
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By profession, Roger Swann is a director of a busy electronics company specialising in the design and manufacture of microprocessor based controlsystems including hardware design and PCB layout, Windows/Linux/Android software applications and embedded software development (www.cigol.com
). His spare time is devoted to music (as both a performer and audience member (these days with a particularemphasis on opera)). Other enthusiasms include hill walking and the challenging business of wine tasting. He has been known to dabble in both composition
and water colours but is painfully aware of his failure to achieve anything of real note in either media.
He is a regular early morning walker around the hills of East Devon. He also trys to fit in visits to both Seaton and Colyton gym training facilities, if only to remind himself of how fit some other people are!
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For a truly amazing story regarding Roger and concert promotor Clive Jenkins please see
this page.
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Have you tried the ultimate wind / brass BreveEasy
long note practice software? You can download a free version of this product developed by Roger Swann from here.
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Here's a picture of Roger in a cunning disguise.
( Photograph: Julie)
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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie taking a short break whilst exploring the narrow alley ways in Sarlat (Dordogne). It was unusually hot for May (2026).
( Photograph: A helpful fellow tourist)
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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie about to enjoy a sunset on Syros with a margarita cocktail and a raki respectively (Sept 2025).
( Photograph: A helpful waitor)
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Roger Swann started to play the horn at the age of 11 and four yearslater joined the Leicester Schools Symphony Orchestra, as well as becoming apart time student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He then went onto study the horn with Ifor James, Michael Purton and Jonathon Goodhall.
Moving from Leicestershire to East Devon in 2019, he is delighted to now peform with the Isca Ensemble,
the Exeter Camerata, the Axe Vale Symphony Orchestra
and the brass quintet Abbey Brass.
( Photograph: Sue Mee)
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Click here
for just a few other odd photos taken along the way
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Click here
for some pictures from the very "not so recent" 50th Birthday celebrations
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Compositions
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He is also the conductor of the flexible group I Postini.
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Roger Swann is the head of the software development team that produce the wind / brass BreveEasy
long notepractice software. Wind or brass players can download a free version of this valuable tool by following this link.
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For some reviews of selected concerts you might like to visit www.cigol.com/review
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