Cordogan’s Piano Gallery finds a start in bringing music back to New Orleans
Cordogan’s Piano Gallery is now marked as one of my favorite places in all of Deerfield. Back in April, a sixteen-year-old New Orleans piano teacher, Brittany Williams, received a $2,500 piano that was shipped vertically from Deerfield to New Orleans. Brittany Williams has been giving piano lessons to children with autism and down syndrome for several years now, and even had hopes of putting together a recital. After the devastating storm, Williams had to evacuate her home, and came back to find a ruined piano covered in mold. Putting forth extreme effort, Williams sent out requests to tons of different piano galleries and dealers, but Cordogan’s was the only one to reply. Knowing William’s reason for needing a piano, John Cordogan, the co-owner, immediately knew he wanted to help her. Not only did he want to have her continue teaching music, but he also found it as a way to bring back music to New Orleans. A few months after the piano arrived, Williams and her family made a special trip to Chicago to thank Cordogan in person. After treating them to lunch and an architectural boat tour, Williams and her family decided that if need be, they would use Chicago as a second home. Hopefully with the generosity of the Cordogan Piano Gallery, others will use this example and begin following it, bringing more and more music back where it belongs.
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