elor ▁of ▁Music ) ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Chair ▁of ▁Music , ▁end owed ▁by ▁Francis ▁Or mond ▁– ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Or mond ▁Professor ▁of ▁Music ▁- ▁was ▁occupied ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁even ▁though ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁department ▁or ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Or mond ▁Professor , ▁G . W . L . ▁Marshall - H all , ▁this ▁was ▁rect ified ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁" Univers ity ▁Conserv ator ium ", ▁whose ▁le ased ▁prem ises ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁C off ee ▁Palace , ▁a ▁six - store y ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁R ath d ow ne ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Stre ets , ▁Carl ton . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁Conserv ator ium ▁in ▁Royal ▁Par ade , ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁campus , ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁D ame ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁B ates , ▁Pe eb les ▁& ▁Sm art , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁a ▁don ation ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁a ▁benefit ▁concert ▁arranged ▁by ▁Mel ba , ▁which ▁was ▁matched ▁by ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁Government , ▁the ▁concert ▁room ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Mel ba ▁Hall ▁was