(Amsterdam, NL) - After opting for a career as a radio presenter alongside his busy DJ schedule last year, Techno jock Dave Clarke makes new headlines with his announcement of a concert together with classical orchestra Holland Symfonia. Although details are scarce at this time, the piece is to be based on Clarke's own Rhapsody in Red release, blending the sounds of techno and orchestral classical music.

Rather than simply an orchestra with a DJ, Clarke is assisted by a conductor to 'translate' his music into a classical piece, as Dave is not classically trained himself. In order to further enhance the experience, there will be visual projections, also based on camera's that react to sound. Rhapsody in red is the first track on Dave Clarke's debut album Archive One, which dates back to 1996. The piece is a reference to Clarke's red singles, a series of red vinyl singles that were released in 94 and 95 respectively, and that have put him at the top of the techno game.

Clarke is the second techno DJ to embrace classical musicians for a performance. Jeff Mills, the architect that turned to techno, and more recently to fashion, has performed in France in a somewhat comparable setting, receiving mixed reactions on what some called a genre defying concept, and others reviewed as a lackluster pretentious performance.

Now its up to Clarke to break borders between electronics and analogue, although we will have to wait for a bit still, as the first performance is scheduled for 18th May (Utrecht, NL), with other performances in Groningen and Eindhoven later in the week.