Margaret Cookhorn

Margaret Cookhorn is a British classical contrabassoonist and bassoonist.[1] She is Principal Contrabassoon and Bassoon with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,[2] bassoonist with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group[3] and, notably, has pursued a career as a contrabassoon soloist.[1] John Woolrich's contrabassoon concerto Falling Down was written for her.[4] She most recently performed the piece at the BBC Proms in 2015.[5][6][7]

Cookhorn is a tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire[8] and for the CBSO Youth Orchestra.[1]

References
  1. "Margaret Cookhorn". margaretcookhorn.com. Margaret Cookhorn. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Margaret Cookhorn". cbso.gov.uk. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. "Margaret Cookhorn". bcmg.org.uk. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "Falling Down". fabermusic.com. Faber Music. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Prom 4: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "Prom 04 (part 1): Beethoven's Symphony No 9". BBC Proms. Season 121. Episode 4. 19 July 2015. [BBC]. BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. Cookhorn, Margaret (14 July 2015). 'Falling Down' at the BBC Proms: Margaret Cookhorn. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. "Margaret Cookhorn". bcu.ac.uk. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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