Although the basic material of this piece was derived from the music I composed for Once Removed, a documentary film on culture and history of modern China (Julie Mallozzi), the music of Twice Removed is abstract and is focused on the studies of continuity and character transformations. Commissioned by the Longy School of Music for its concert tribute to Elise Hall, America's first concert saxophonist, Twice Removed was premiered by Kenneth Radnofsky on March 12, 2000.