William Ögmundson First Day Review

Pianist and composer William Ögmundson is an award-winning and EMMY-nominated composer, lyricist, and a classically-trained solo pianist with nine albums to his credit and over 80,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Starting his musical journey at the age of five, Ögmundson has performed at venues throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East including the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, where he was honored to have been the organist for a Sunday morning mass. His music can be heard on numerous radio stations, including Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, Enlightened Piano Radio, One World Music Radio, Contemplative Classical, and multiple airlines.

His compositions have been heard and performed on stage as well as for television. His solo piano album Simple Gifts was nominated by Piano Whisperings Solo Piano Radio for Album of the Year and was #2 in the November 2018 chart for Enlightened Piano Radio. His newest solo piano album La Vie en Couleurs was released in June of 2019 and featured fifteen solo piano compositions and arrangements. Ögmundson resides in New London, New Hampshire, with his wife and three children, where he is the music director of the First Congregational Church of Wilmot, and composes/records music.

Our Favorite Track

“First Day” is a New Age solo piano composition that is about overcoming adversity, fresh starts, and new beginnings. With a steady rhythmic pulse, the melody extends across the keyboard in a relaxed manner with Ögmundson balanced touch on the piano. The sound he extracts from the piano is equal parts, classical, church, and New Age. The composition’s flow is inspiring, with the B section melody being a beautiful answer to the A section melody. The B section builds through a chord progression that seems to turn and twist most surprisingly. The harmony and melody work together to paint a sonic image of overcoming adversity.

In Conclusion

“First Day” eloquently tells of overcoming and the sound of hope exude from the ambient composition. Flowing tones of melodic colors and light fill the air as Ögmundson takes us on a feel-good journey. His music is happy, calm, serene, and very peaceful. Ögmundson’s piano playing is beautiful and from his heart. “First Day” will add much to your musical listening moments and be the moment of serenity in a crazy world.