Joshua Ives

Joshua Ives (2 May 1854 – 16 June 1931) was the first Professor of Music at the University of Adelaide and founder of the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

Ives was born at Hyde, Greater Manchester, the sixth son of Hannah Ives, née Goddard and her husband Joseph Ives, a furniture dealer. He was educated at the Commercial School and Owens College, Manchester, and studied music under (later Sir) Frederick Bridge and Henry Hiles. At age 16 he became assistant organist at All Saints, Manchester (perhaps All Saints Anglican Church, Bury), and two years later was appointed to St. James, Gorton, but soon afterwards left for a better position and a finer organ at St. Andrews, Manchester (perhaps St. Andrews Anglican Church at Ramsbottom, Bury). He moved to St. Stephens, Hulme, where he had a large choir. In 1881 he entered Queen's College, Cambridge, and in 1883 received his Mus. Bac. He was appointed organist at the Established Church in Anderston, Glasgow, also lectured on Harmony and Musical Composition at the Glasgow Athenaeum. See List of churches in Greater Manchester

It was due to the enthusiasm of the Governor of South Australia, Sir William Robinson, an accomplished musician, that the University of Adelaide was the first in Australia to offer a degree in music. In order to achieve this, he raised subscriptions totalling £5,000 over five years to employ a Professor of Music, and of 19 applicants in 1884 Joshua Ives was selected and took up the position in March 1885. He was also to replace T. H. Jones as City Organist; his first recital at the newly enlarged Town Hall instrument was on 9 April 1885, and was well, if not ecstatically, received.

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