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. [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]

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