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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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UK leaving the EU? You have to laugh: Click here for an MP4 (6MB) five minute video courtesy of my German friend, Stefan.
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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 and Julie on Binsey (N. Cumbria) on New Years Day - 1st Jan 2020
( Photograph: a helpful passing walker )
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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.
Having recently moved from Leicestershire to East Devon he is delighted to have been invited to peform with the Isca Ensemble and the Axe Vale Symphony Orchestra.
( 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 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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