Monday 16th – Friday 20th August
Age 8 – 18

“Who am I? What am I? Who is that??”
Join us on a musical adventure exploring the hidden world inside your head (and a bit more besides…). The week aims to explore individual’s conflict, family, relationships, successes and joys through the world of musical theatre. A chance to work closely with well renowned musical director Michael Lovelock and to further develop individuals understanding and knowledge of musical theatre.

Michael is returning to the Palace Theatre at Redditch this coming July as musical director for the Palace Youth Theatre’s production of Bugsy Malone.

Michael commented:

I’m delighted to be working once again with the talented members of the Palace Youth Theatre, and of course the great team at the theatre.

Auditions take place in March, whilst rehearsals start in earnest in May. Performance dates are likely to be in July, we’ll confirm nearer the time of course.

Excellent!! Thank you.  The track sounds great! Huge huge thanks.

As always the track was required to a tight deadline, and as always Michael delivered.

Infinite Vision required a song to accompany a short film to be shown at the Teaching Awards ceremony. Michael composed a bespoke song to highlight the way in which teachers help their students “reach out for the stars”.

Below is a rough cut of the final video.

The 2009 Special Olympics will be held in Leicester, with the opening ceremony taking place at the Walkers’ Stadium on 27th July 2009. Well known carnival costume designer Clary Salandy of Mahogany Arts has been commissioned to create the performance centrepiece of the ceremony, and commissioned Michael and Geraldine to compose and record a 25 minute soundscape to tell the story of ‘Onederland’.

The outcome is six contemporary tracks with the flavour of Africa, all with their own unique identity and mood. You can view the final videos on the Africa Sky web site – http://www.africasky.co.uk

All six tracks are available with a library music licence via the store.

No Explanation is a blend of contemporary worship and pop tracks that explore both the character of God and the faith of man with simplicity, honesty, and the occasional touch of humour. It received a positive reaction from both the public and press, with Cross Rhythms awarding the album 8 out of 10:

Reviewed by Paul Kercal
Welcome back Michael. This gifted singer/songwriter’s first recorded offering, the song “Rising Up” was a bit of a hit on Cross Rhythms radio. But that was back in 2000 and we’ve had to wait until now for his debut album. It’s a melodic and personal affair, unassuming and at turns surprising. It’s the singer/songwriter’s skill with a piano that shines the brightest within the songs on offer, none more so than on standout track “No 17″, which likens the steps of faith to a bus journey, trusting that the driver knows the destination when sometimes the passenger does not. This is reflective and occasionally thought provoking stuff, and the themes on offer tackle homesickness, evangelism and a grateful and worshipful heart and the vogue for telling us that the singer is indeed human is also tapped in “I’m No Hero”. All told the main highlight of the CD is showcased less often than I would have liked but, while I enjoyed the jauntiness apparent in some of the tracks, others might well appreciate the more self reflective pieces.
http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Michael_Lovelock/No_Explanation/13368/

Since the release, Michael has also performed a number of extracts from the album both on Cross Rhythms radio and BBC Radio WM.

No Explanation is available for purchase on CD or by download via the store. You can also purchase and download individual tracks.

Track Listing:

• Tell The World
• Awesome
• Hazy Shade Of Nothing
• Beautiful Place
• Holy
• Worthy
• No 17
• I’m No Hero
• All For Me
• Far From Home
• Praise
• God Of Grace