Margaret Cookhorn

{{short description|English contrabassoonist}}

{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

Margaret Cookhorn is a British classical contrabassoonist and bassoonist.{{cite web |url=https://www.margaretcookhorn.com |title=Margaret Cookhorn |last= |first= |date= |website=margaretcookhorn.com |publisher=Margaret Cookhorn |access-date=2020-07-20}} She is Principal Contrabassoon and Bassoon with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,{{cite web |url=https://cbso.co.uk/profile/margaret-cookhorn |title=Margaret Cookhorn |last= |first= |date= |website=cbso.gov.uk |publisher=City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |access-date=2020-07-20}} bassoonist with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group{{cite web |url=https://www.bcmg.org.uk/margaret-cookhorn |title=Margaret Cookhorn |last= |first= |date= |website=bcmg.org.uk |publisher=Birmingham Contemporary Music Group |access-date=2020-07-20}}

and, notably, has pursued a career as a contrabassoon soloist. John Woolrich's contrabassoon concerto Falling Down was written for her.{{cite web |url=https://www.fabermusic.com/music/falling-down-516

|title=Falling Down |last= |first= |date= |website=fabermusic.com |publisher=Faber Music |access-date=2020-07-20}} She most recently performed the piece at the BBC Proms in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e2m4fx

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Cookhorn is a tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire{{cite web |url=https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/about-us/birmingham-conservatoire-tutors-and-staff/margaret-cookhorn |title=Margaret Cookhorn |last= |first= |date= |website=bcu.ac.uk |publisher=Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |access-date=2020-07-20}} and for the CBSO Youth Orchestra.