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Name
  
William Colvig

Died
  
2000


Partner
  
Lou Harrison


Similar People
  
Lou Harrison, Mamoru Fujieda, Donald Saddler, Sarah Cahill, Boston Modern Orchestra

Education
  
University of the Pacific

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William (Bill) Colvig (March 13, 1917 – March 1, 2000) was an electrician and amateur musician who was the partner for 33 years of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco in 1967. Colvig helped construct the 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).

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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.
  • References

    William Colvig Wikipedia