But there are also those of us who believe that automatic jumping up has cheapened the value of the ultimate audience sign of approval.
JoAnn Falletta, a student of Leonard Bernstein, who is credited with starting the modern audience love of composer Gustav Mahler, has always been deeply involved in his music.
At that time, the Miss Universe Organization was still run by Donald Trump.
She has served on the Board of Directors for both the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce and as a longtime spokesperson for the Humane Society.
Jazz critics christened her Miss Standing Ovation.
The top 10 contestants First runner-up was Miss Miami Valley Mackenzie Perry of Nelsonville.
Peggy Lee, last of the great 20th century women generation of pre-rock love singers, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles yesterday at the age of 81.
One last word on the Saint-Saens.