“The Prayer” is a song made fa-
mous by Celine Dion and Andrea
Bocelli. They recorded it for the
Quest for Camelot soundtrack in
1998 and the song would go on
to win the Golden Globe Award
for Best Original Song. It was
also nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Original Song
and the Grammy Award for Best
Pop Collaboration.
According to Paciga, it was one
of his grandparents’ favorite
songs. “They absolutely loved
the song and would play it all
the time at home,” he explained.
“They kept saying, ‘John, you
have to make your own version
of this someday.’”
Paciga met Charlotte MacMur-
ray at Delbarton last year when
she auditioned for the school’s
Abbey Players’ production of
Catch Me If You Can. She wound
up playing Brenda Strong and
he played Carl Hanratty.
“Over the course of this past year,
we did some more shows together
and I thought she had a perfect voice
for this collaboration,” said Paciga.
Watch John Paciga & Charlotte MacMurry with “The Prayer”
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