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]