Yuko Mabuchi Trio performed for the 25th Anniversary gala and awards ceremony for the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society on December 2nd, 2018. Michael Fremer won the Founder’s Award and a similar recognition from Los Angeles, Ray Kimber won the President’s Award, Don Was earned the society’s first Audiophile of the Year Award and the City of Los Angeles recognized Yarlung Records and Yarlung Artists for the important work our board, executive producers, volunteers and staff do for musicians and composers around the world.
Albert Edmund Lord III presented this award to the Yarlung team for Mr. Herb J. Wesson Jr., president of the Los Angeles City Council.
Gratefully receiving the award on behalf of the Yarlung family that makes this work possible, including Yarlung musicians, composers, board members, donors and executive producers were Yuko Mabuchi, Special Advisor Billy Mitchell, Yarlung board president Aaron Egigian and executive director Bob Attiyeh.
The text of this commendation reads:
As President of the City Council, I thank you for the valuable work Yarlung Artists and Yarlung’s tight knit community of underwriters and executive producers and producers do in support of musicians and composers. Thank you from the City of Los Angeles, where Yarlung Records makes its home.
December 2, 2018
Herb J. Wesson Jr.
President of the Los Angeles City Council
