Big Numbers (1999) for soprano and chamber ensemble. 22 minutes.
First performance: Reykjavík 2000, Marta Gudrún Halldórsdóttir soprano, Caput Ensemble, Gudmundur Óli Gunnarsson.
Instrumentation: 1.1.1.0-0.1.1.0-perc(1)-pft-2vln.vla.vc.db.
Big Numbers is based on a poem by the polish poetess Wislawa Szymborska in translation of Thora Jónsdóttir. The form of the piece follows that of the poem, rounded off with prologue and epilogue.