American flutist Margaret Cook graduated from the University of California and the CNSM of Paris where she studied with Alain Marion. Winner of several national competitions (NFA, Yamaha), she performed as 3rd flute/piccolo with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and taught flute at San Jose State University. She continued her flute studies in masterclasses and workshops with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, William Bennett and Ransom Wilson.

An avid chamber-musician, Margaret has performed in concerts in Canada, Italy, Czechoslovakia, South America and South Africa. After moving to France in 1986, she performed and taught at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau and, since 1988, at l’ Ecole Koenig.

As co-director of the school, Margaret’s activities are multi-facetted.She is teacher of flute and musicianship classes, conductor of the school orchestra and of the flute choir “Tutti Flutti”, as well as arranger for the “Musical Comedies”. A respected pedagogue, she has participated in numerous international symposiums in the US and in Europe.

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