'All Together Sing' finale tonight -Show to send message of integration and unity

Amid the excitement of the upcoming general elections, the final episode of 'All Together Sing' - set to air tonight on TVJ, will be sending a strong message of peace and unity to the public.

The episode's theme of 'integration and unity', which one will see throughout the entire live airing of the show, will be revealed along with the winning high-school choir for the competition after a week of public voting.

The theme was decided by the show's producer, Michael Gonzales, when the finals showcasing the choirs from deCarteret College, Manchester High and Ardenne High School, coincidentally aired after last Sunday's election announcement.

"We've done this specifically because we're in the political season. Normally, there's a theme for the results show and this year we want to promote integration and unity among all Jamaicans, regardless of your political persuasion ... regardless of the colour shirt you wear," Gonzales said.

message carrier

The producer of the seven-year-old national school choir programme also said that though the majority of the students who perform on the show cannot vote because they are under the age of 18, the show will be used as the 'message carrier' to say that Jamaicans can live together in peace and unity during the height of an election campaign. "The message will be shown in a graphic way and a symbolic way; you won't have to look too far to see the message we are sending," Gonzales continued.

The theme will be further apparent as the audience will get a chance to see the judges, Dennis Rushton, Michael-Sean Harris and Lileth Sewell, take part and integrate with the choirs in a special opening piece. And, as usual, the hour-long finale will have a celebrity guest performer who won't be revealed until the live airing.

The show, which is aired at 8 p.m., every Sunday, has had a phenomenal increase in viewership since it began several years ago seeing high-school students from across the country showcasing their talent in a creative way. General manager of TVJ Kay Osborne said "It's an extremely popular programme and it's made being on the choir a hip thing. It's really geared towards family and an encouragement of the youth in a positive way... [The show] fills all of those gaps, which is really cool."