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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.
15 mar 2000 · William Colvig, an instrument builder who collaborated with the composer Lou Harrison on gamelans and other percussion instruments and who was Mr. Harrison's companion for 33 years, died on March...
Lou Harrison and William Colvig, who met in 1967 in San Francisco, built a set of tuned percussion instruments that they called "an American gamelan" in order to differentiate it from Indonesian ensembles.
9 dic 2013 · In 1967, Harrison met William Colvig, an electrician and amateur musician with an interest in acoustics. Together, they constructed their own gamelan from bits and pieces of aluminum and steel retrieved from discarded gas tanks and furniture tubing found in scrap metal heaps.
In 1966, he met William Colvig, who became his life partner and, as an incomparable instrument builder, essential collaborator. For the next 33 years, Harrison and Colvig went gangbusters.
William (Bill) Colvig (March 13, 1917 – March 1, 2000) was an electrician, amateur musician and instrument builder who was the partner for 33 years of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco in 1967.
9 ago 2000 · Sound Mechanic: With longtime partner, composer Lou Harrison (left), Bill Colvig created many unique musical instruments, making an indelible contribution to classical music.
