William Colvig

William Colvig

William (Bill) Colvig (1917–2000) was an electrician and amateur musician who was the partner for 33 years of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco, California in 1967. Colvig helped construct the so-called "American gamelan" used in works such as the puppet opera "Young Caeser" [sic] (1971), "La Koro Sutro" (1972), and the "Suite for Violin and American Gamelan" (1974).

Films

*1986 - "Lou Harrison : "cherish, conserve, consider, create." Directed by Eric Marin.
*1995 - "Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley". Directed by Michael Blackwood.

External links

* [http://www.newmusicbox.org/news/apr00/JLA_WC.html NewMusicBox News: April 2000] "John Luther Adams Remembers William Colvig"
* [http://www.o-art.org/history/LongDur/Harrison/BILL_COLVIG_.html Article about William Colvig]


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