Ian Fraser is the past President of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. Born and educated in England, he came to New York in 1962 with Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, for which he was Musical Director and Arranger of both the original London and Broadway productions. He has lived in the United States since then. In 1965, after conducting Pickwick on Broadway, he moved to Los Angeles to serve as vocal supervisor for Leslie Bricusse's DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967), and then as John Williams' associate on GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1969). He was conductor and music supervisor for the 1970 film SCROOGE, starring Albert Finney; both he and Mr. Bricusse received Oscar® nominations. His still ongoing musical association with Julie Andrews began in 1972 as vocal arranger for her Emmy®-winning ABC-TV weekly variety series. He became her Musical Director the following year. He returned with her to Broadway after an absence of thirty years to conduct Victor/Victoria. In 1977 he received his first Emmy Award for the Musical Direction of "America Salutes Richard Rodgers," beginning what was to become the longest run of individual Emmy nominations in the history of the Television Academy, ending In 1999 with his twenty-third consecutive nomination. In 2001 he received his 24th Emmy nomination. He was awarded his eleventh Emmy in 1993 for the "52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala." Miss Andrews' "The Sound of Christmas" and "Baryshnikov on Broadway" are two of his other Emmy winning shows. He conducted the orchestra for the 1984 Oscar Ceremonies, the 1984 and 1993 Emmy shows, and shared the podium with John Williams in 1986 for "Liberty Weekend Opening Ceremonies." His film and television scores include "Torn Between Two Lovers" (1979, TV) and FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (1981). His 1995 and 1997 Broadway albums with Miss Andrews on Philips Classics were both Grammy nominees. In 1992 he made his debut as a guest conductor with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He is a Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Fraser and his wife Judith, a psychotherapist, writer and actress, live in Los Angeles.  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Song Score) 1970: SCROOGE (w. Leslie Bricusse & Herbert Spencer) 1 nomination