"I am 3/4ths Canadian, and one 4th New Englander - I had ancestors on both sides in the Revolutionary war." - Elizabeth Bishop
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

COCADA to perform at the EBSNS AGM on 14 June 2014

The Elizabeth Bishop Society is getting excited about our upcoming Annual General Meeting on 14 June, at 1:30 p.m., in Great Village, Nova Scotia. We do have a little business to tend to, but mostly, we are having a 20th anniversary party. There will be lots of food, including a special cake, and to lift all our spirits and maybe even make us dance, we have the trio Cocada to perform Brazilian music -- and a very special Bishop-inspired work. Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there.



Joanne Hatfield, Jef Wirchenko and Dawn Hatfield, who together make COCADA, will provide some of their wonderful Brazilian music, and a very special performance of “Lantern,” a work by Joanne inspired by and incorporating Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “Rain Towards Morning.” This work was commissioned by John Barnstead. Here, in this photo, they are seen in St. James United Church after one of their lively, lovely performances, a couple of years ago.

Cocada celebrates the lush music of Brazil, performing bossa nova repertoire and original compositions. Joanne Hatfield writes music, maintains a piano studio, directs a church choir and co-directs a community African drumming ensemble. Dawn Hatfield is a music educator, composer and Juno-award winning musician whose versatility allows her to leap from flute to ukulele to baritone sax. She can be found playing in a wide-variety of ensembles, including sax quartets, blues, rock and swing bands and contemporary music orchestras. Bassist, Jef Wirchenko is the anchor of Maple Blues Award-winning Shirley Jackson’s “Good Rocking Daddies.” He has contributed his sound to groups ranging in style from rock to roots to jazz.

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