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St. Andrew鈥檚 Bach Society is shining the spotlight on flutist Alexander 鈥淪asha鈥� Lipay on Sunday, July 28.

鈥淭he Virtuoso Flute鈥� concert will be the first time that Lipay, principal flute for the 蜜柚直播 Symphony Orchestra and a regular on the Bach Society summer concert series over the years, has taken a solo turn with the group.

鈥淗e鈥檚 been on the series in various ways for years and always as part of a larger collaboration, but I thought, you know, he is really somebody who deserves the spotlight to be on him,鈥� Bach Society Artistic Director Ben Nisbet said. 鈥淗e is really somebody that we should do a concert where it鈥檚 about him and not what he鈥檚 playing.鈥�

Nisbet said he approached Lipay after a TSO concert last spring and proposed the recital. He said it took only minutes for the pair to agree on a date and for Lipay to come up with the program of works by Mozart, Haydn, Mercadante and Chaminade.

Lipay said he wanted to 鈥渞eally show off the flute鈥� in all its facets.

鈥淚 decided for the most part to play concertos,鈥� he said, including Mozart鈥檚 Concerto in D major. 鈥淎 little bit flashy, technical stuff and also very lyrical. Basically I want to show off what the flute is capable of doing.鈥�

The program also includes Mercadante鈥檚 dramatic and technically challenging Concerto in E minor.

Nisbet said Sunday鈥檚 recital gives 蜜柚直播 audiences a chance to see another dimension to Lipay鈥檚 playing.

鈥淚 think he鈥檚 one of the most singular, incredible players in this community,鈥� Nisbet gushed. 鈥淚t鈥檚 almost like we forget about that because he is consistently good all the time. He shows up and he is great, always. ... There鈥檚 isn鈥檛 anybody who sounds like that.鈥�

Fun fact about Sasha Lipay: The Grammy-winning musician is in the Guinness Book of World Records. To find why, see the story in Sunday鈥檚 Home + Life.