Squamish artist Jody Broomfield unveils Steinway grand piano

By Kelly McManus - North Shore Outlook (January 11, 2010)

Jody Broomfield's one-of-a-kind grand piano

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Squamish Nation artist Jody Broomfield, who designed Spirit of Vancouver's beautiful Eagle in the City, Aquilina, unveiled his design on a one-of-a-kind grand piano – valued at $500,000 – at North Vancouver's Chief Joe Mathias Centre.

The Steinway piano, titled "The Way of Our Ancestors," will feature in concerts around B.C. before it is auctioned off after the 2010 Olympic Games. Partial proceeds will go to the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.

Tom Lee Music General Manager Graham Blank, who worked with the BC Lions Society to commission the piano, said the initial plan grew from one to two instruments that celebrated aboriginal artwork because project coordinators couldn't pick one artist to represent the "incredible diversity" of West Coast cultures.

Last June Haida artist Jay Simeon unveiled his Steinway grand piano design "Kuniisii – Music and Mythology," also up for sale after the 2010 Winter Games.

The Broomfield and Simeon designs make a set called "Black and White in Harmony."

The pair is valued at $1 million.

At the piano's unveiling, blues singer Murray Porter gave the inaugural performance and Squamish Nation members shared traditional protocol.

Photo couresy of Daniel Pi

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