Margaret Cookhorn

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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, which she most recently performed at the BBC Proms in 2015. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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