▁College ▁where ▁her ▁brother ▁Samuel ▁was ▁principal ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁student ▁with ▁G . W . L . ▁Marshall - H all , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁ending ▁her ▁studies , ▁Mc B ur ney ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁composer ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁she ▁conducted ▁a ▁women ' s ▁or chestra ▁in ▁her ▁Northern ▁Ball ad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁an ▁Italian ▁and ▁French ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁Conserv ator ium , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁Italian ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Albert ▁Street ▁Conserv ator ium , ▁working ▁in ▁both ▁positions ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Mc B ur ney ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁literary ▁and ▁music ▁soci eties ▁and ▁in ▁providing ▁ven ues ▁for ▁young ▁mus icians ▁and ▁compos ers . ▁She ▁never ▁married ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁in ▁Haw th orn , ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Works ▁Mc B ur ney ▁composed ▁an ▁opera , ▁a ▁con cer to ▁for ▁piano ▁and ▁or chestra , ▁a ▁string ▁quart et , ▁two ▁ch oral ▁od es , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁piano ▁works ▁and ▁about ▁thirty ▁songs . ▁Selected ▁works ▁include : ▁O de ▁to ▁D ante , ▁ 1 9