He graduated from Portland 's Ulysses S. Grant High School in 1988 , where he was student body president and editorial editor of The Grantonian .
Lauderdale won the Oregon Symphony 's annual Corbett Competition in 1985 , marking the beginning of a long association with conductor Norman Leyden .
Norman Leyden graduated from Portland 's Ulysses S. Grant High School in 1988 , where Norman Leyden was conductor     and editorial editor of The Grantonian .
Lauderdale won the Oregon Symphony 's annual Corbett Competition in 1985 , marking the beginning of a long association with conductor Norman Leyden .