Maurice Cole (pianist) an avoidance of all posturing and pretentiousness (would that the same could be said for all other Bach players!)" Review of Cole's recording of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier book I in Gramophone Magazine, November 1962. Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme.
Maurice S. Parker Maurice S. Parker Maurice Stephen Parker (born 1949) is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer of the State Department. From 2007 to 2009, he served as the United States Ambassador to Swaziland. President Bush nominated him as ambassador on April 30, 2007. He took the oath of office on July 20, 2007 and presented his credentials to the government of Swaziland in September 2007. Parker received his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his master's degree from San Francisco State University. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the