In a nice way of discovering and sharing the talent of the future, Carnegie Hall belongs to a consortium of European concert halls, each of which nominates a promising young artist to play in the other halls.
And in Gloria De Piero's constituency of Ashfield, which nominated Corbyn for the leadership last year against its MP's wishes, there is said to have been a total rethink.
Geri Burnikell, co-ordinator of SupportLine which nominated Mr Barrell for the award, said his work had been "invaluable".
Letters praising the production were sent to the BBC's listings magazine, the Radio Times, while the writer and producer were also applauded by readers of TV News magazine, which nominated them for one of the publication's "TV Bouquet" awards.
The first two presidents of the commission were simultaneously presidents of the society, one of several groups allied under the umbrella of the Fine Arts Federation, which nominated prospective Art Commission members for selection by the mayor.
The French company remained under the close supervision of the government, which nominated the directors and, from 1733, guaranteed fixed dividends.
Elected to the House of Representatives in 1864, Bidwell declined renomination in order to run for governor of California on the Republican ticket in 1867; his bid was unsuccessful, as were his two others, one in 1875 as an anti-monopolist independent and another in 1890 as a candidate of the Prohibition Party, which nominated him for president in 1892.
Unseen was the maneuvering that propelled Bashar Assad closer to the top of Syria's secretive elite, which nominated him for president at a closed meeting of the ruling Baath party.
I'm more alive than I used to be to the summer repertory, but I'm also listening to Web sites: the audio collection at naturesongs.com; the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which nominates a "sound of the week"; and the site created by the birder and mathematician Tony Phillips, where you can hear, among many other singers, the magnificent wood thrush.
