on 6 June 2004. Stumbing over Infinity, a one-act opera written in collaboration with librettist Roswitha Gerlitz, was performed at the Firsts Season in the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House in 2007. The oratorio Thecla was commissioned by the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage as part of an Arts Council-funded project, with a libretto by James Runcie. The suite A Fairy Dream, inspired by Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, was premiered at the Barbican Centre in 2009. The opera Beached, written in collaboration with Lee Hall, was commissioned by Opera North and performed at Bridlington Spa in 2011, with a cast of 300 singers. At the same time, Brough continued his work as a theatre musical director and working as a producer and arranger for other artists. From 2006 to 2009, he was musical director and producer for Natacha Atlas, acting as producer and arranger for her album Ana Hina. In 2006, he began a long-standing collaboration with singer Clara Sanabras that continues to this day, acting as producer and arranger for her work. The performance of her suite A Hum About Mine Ears at the Barbican Centre in 2016, with two choirs and the Britten Sinfonia, also featured his composition Take This Slave of Music. Independent musical work and Vox Holloway The formation of choir Vox Holloway in 2009 marked the beginning of Brough's career as an independent composer. As Vox Holloway's musical director and composer-in-residence, he has written a series of works that have been performed by the choir at St Luke's, West Holloway. New works by Brough that have been premiered by Vox Holloway include A Particulare Care, The Year of Jubilee, Adolesce, Cry Palestine, Linguis, Incantation of Eden, The City in the Sea and Music on the Mind. The choir has also performed works that have been premiered elsewhere, including Requiem in Blue, The Prophet, Thecla, Ona’s Flood and A Fairy Dream. Other musical and academic appointments In 2012, Brough was appointed Turner Sims Professor of Music at the University of Southampton. This permanent role was created for him so that he could take on the role of leader of the university's community choir, University of Southampton Voices; the choir performs his original works as well as other music. Some notable performances by the choir include: "Songs in the Theme of Love" - a performance of afrobeat and reggae songs by