March 2023 | Vol. 17 Iss. 03
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DRAPER DRUMMING PRODIGY ACCEPTED INTO PRESTIGIOUS HARVARD-BERKLEE PROGRAM By Katherine Weinstein | k.weinstein@mycityjournals.com
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hen Sofia Detjen began drumming along to her favorite Taylor Swift songs at the age of 5, her parents had little idea that it would lead to a lifelong passion and potential career. Now a senior at Lone Peak High School, the Draper resident will move to Cambridge, Massachusetts next fall to begin a highly-selective dual degree program at Harvard University and Berklee College of Music. Sofia is one of approximately 10 students worldwide to be offered admission into the program. It is geared toward exceptional musicians and scholars who are interested in pursuing artistic careers along with a solid liberal arts education. Her talent on the drums became apparent at an early age. “She was in first grade and entered a competition for the Percussive Arts Society of Utah held at Juan Diego High School,” explained her mother, Reina Detjen. “Sofia did a snare drum solo and practiced so hard. She won first place against all these middle-schoolers. We thought, ‘There’s something really here.’” At first, Sofia took drumming lessons with a local teacher, Jeremy Brown, before going on to study with Jay Lawrence, an associate professor at Brigham Young University who also performs and composes. By eighth grade, Sofia was performing at a college level. “Knowing other drummers pushed me to get better and better,” she said. She also started playing drums at Caleb Chapman’s Sound House in American Fork, which allows talented young musicians to gain experience playing in a band outside of school. In Continued page 5
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