Chris Feist has been a marching percussionist with the Reading Buccaneers and the Crossmen. After his marching days, he continued with the Crossmen, serving as percussion caption head. In addition he has served in various roles including arranger, caption head and staff coordinator for various bands, as well as North Penn high school. From 1983 to 1988 he served as percussion caption head for the Conrad Weiser High School Marching Band, and from 1994 to 1999 served the Governor Mifflin High School Marching Band in a variety of roles, including percussion arranger, caption head and staff coordinator.
In addition, Feist has been a percussion judge for both the indoor and outdoor programs of Cavalcade of Bands and for the Mid-Atlantic Percussion Society. Chris returned to the Buccaneers in 2001 as the battery/snare instructor. Chris has remained in that position to this day. Chris founded the Membership Steering Committee for the Buccaneers, and he continues to form and lead this group each season.