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Formed in 2017, the Whiteknights Ensemble is a chamber group comprising musicians from a number of local orchestras. While the original members made up a wind quintet the ensemble has grown to enable a greater variety of repertoire!
The ensemble is based in Earley, Reading, and takes its name from Whiteknights Park, the manorial land of the De Erleigh family, now the campus of the University of Reading.
Ensemble Members
Debbie King, flute
Mildred Burchett-Vass, oboe
Sarah Barrett, clarinet
Ruth Newton-Griffiths, bassoon
John Sayer, piano
Claire Hansell, piano
Chico Chakravorty, violin
Mel Le Breuilly, violin
Kat Hatton, viola
Rachel Colbourne, viola
Michael Eisinger, viola
Chris Barrett, cello
Making Music is the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music, dedicated to empowering everyone, whatever their background or experience, to come together in their community to make or present their kind of music.
Concerts
Saturday, 7 March 2026 at 16:00
Main Hall, Michael Malnick Centre, Leighton Park School, ReadingMalcolm Arnold — Trio for Flute, Viola and Bassoon Op. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven — Trio in B flat major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Op. 11
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op. 10
Join us at Leighton Park School for our first chamber music concert of 2026!
Performers for this concert:
Malcolm Arnold Trio: Debbie King, Kat Hatton and Ruth Newton-Griffiths
Beethoven Trio: Sarah Barrett, Chris Barrett and Claire Hansell
Coleridge-Taylor Quintet: Sarah Barrett, Chico Chakravorty, Mel Le Breuilly, Michael Eisinger and Chris Barrett
All proceeds from this concert will go to The OHMI Trust, a charity enabling children and adults with physical impairment to take part in music-making through the provision of adapted instruments.
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Past Concerts
Since 2017, despite an interruption due to Covid-19, the ensemble has raised over £3,000 for local charities performing in three different venues.
For full details of all our past concerts and charitable donations click here.
