ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM MASTERWORKS; `ROMANTICS' NIGHT TO FEATURE TCHAIKOVSKY, WAGNER, RAVEL.

Byline: JOANNE CRAWFORD Education

Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra will present symphonic masterworks in its ``Romantics'' concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd.

Opening the concert will be Richard Wagner's ``The Ride of the Valkyries.''

Pianist Thomas Linde will join the symphony in Maurice Ravel's ``Piano Concerto for the Left Hand'' - a piece commissioned by a pianist who lost his right arm in World War I.

With the Antelope Valley College Orchestra and members of the Antelope Valley High School band, the symphony will perform Tchaikovsky's ``1812 Overture.'' Also in the concert will be Stravinsky's ``Firebird Suite.''

The performance begins with a preshow ``curtain-raiser'' discussion by AVC music faculty member Lynn Ennis in the center lobby, said college public relations director Steve Standerfer.

For more information on the concert, call [phone].

Tickets for the performance are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for those under 18.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the center's box office or ordered by phone at [phone].

LANCASTER - Antelope Valley College, 3041 W. Ave. K in Lancaster, has announced its lineup of coming community education courses.

The not-for-credit courses do not require transcripts, tests or grades, said AVC public relations director Steve Standerfer.

Home-based Medical Transcription will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 6 with a fee of $35.

Home-based Medical Billing is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 April 15, also with a $35 fee, Standerfer said.

Beginning Photography is set for Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. beginning April 9, for $40.

Hanging Ten on the Internet Surfboard will meet from noon to 4 p.m. April 10, also with a $40 sign-up fee.

To register for a class or for a complete schedule of classes call the AVC Corporate and Community Education Office at [phone] Ext. 6074.

LANCASTER - The Antelope Valley High School Band Boosters continue to seek community donations and business sponsors to fund an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C.

About 120 members of the Antelope Valley Brigade band and color guard are hoping to march July 4 in the National Independence Day Parade, band director Joseph Pincetich said.

Boosters need to raise a total of about $80,000 for trip expenses and the organization is trying to raise all the funds needed before May, he said.

The band held a large field tournament in December as one of its primary fund-raisers.

Local businesses or community members are welcome to act as sponsors for the trip, Pincetich said.

Boosters have been busy with a variety of fund-raisers such as candy, cheese and candle sales, among others, he said.

For more information on supporting A.V. High School band efforts, contact Pincetich or Jill Torgerson at the school at [phone] Ext. 714.