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),[1]La Koro Sutro (1972),[2] 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.[citation needed]