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Music\u2019s biggest celebration was a momentous one for the Frost School of Music this year, as faculty and alumni took home eight awards and two high-profile special honors from the\u00a0<\/span>2026 GRAMMY Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n But the accolades went beyond golden gramophones. For the Frost School, the week of parties and events leading up to last Sunday\u2019s telecast was marked by a joyful feeling of community and pride in the school\u2019s influence in the music world.<\/p>\n Frost School music education alumna Jennifer Jimenez was awarded the 2026 Music Educator Award, greeted with a standing ovation at a Saturday ceremony, and congratulated by figures like Bernie Taupin, Elton John\u2019s songwriting partner, and Erika Ender, co-writer of megahit \u201cDespacito.\u201d Frost School alumna and Centennial Medalist\u00a0<\/span>Jessie Allen<\/a>, managing director of\u00a0<\/span>GRAMMY U<\/a>, the Recording Academy\u2019s college and young professional development program, oversaw an intensive, exhilarating\u00a0<\/span>week of events<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for 14 student representatives, including Florida Chapter representative and Frost School student Adyna Silverberg. In Miami, GRAMMY U hosted a watch party at the Knight Center for Music Innovation on campus so students could join the celebration together.<\/p>\n The Frost School hosted its first GRAMMY week alumni gathering in L.A., welcoming performers, educators, and graduates working in every corner of the music world, including 2025 graduate and Rock Symphonic co-founder\u00a0<\/span>Dawson Fuss<\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>Mason Soria<\/a>, M.M. \u201922, tuba player for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.<\/p>\n