Ian Fraser Organist

Ian Fraser is a theatre organist specializing in concerts and silent film accompaniment. He is the first-place winner of the American Theatre Organ Society’s Young Theatre Organist Competition which was held at the 2023 Chicago Convention.

In June 2025, Ian performed the world's first-ever silent film with live organ accompaniment at a drive-in movie theater with the 100th Anniversary of “The Phantom of the Opera” at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton, PA.

Residing in Plainfield, NJ, Ian is the house silent film organist at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, NJ and The Grand Theater in East Greenville, PA. He is the house organist at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ performing pre-shows before film screenings and accompanying silent films. Ian is also the house organist at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island, NY performing pre-shows for their “Better on the Big Screen” classic movie series and “Arts-In-Education” series where he regularly plays for audiences of over 1,500 students in grades K-12 introducing the theatre organ to the next generation.