Christian Pierce is the Director of Bands at Marquette High School and Assistant Director at Crestview Middle School in Chesterfield, MO. Under his leadership, the Jazz Ensemble was named Outstanding Ensemble at the Kansas City Jazz Summit, the Marching Band excels at local, state, and regional competitions, and the Wind Ensemble performed at the 2023 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference. His ensembles consistently earn “superior” ratings, and many students have been selected for all-state ensembles or secured professional music opportunities.
Christian and his students have worked with The Hornheads, Matt Wilson, Joel Vanderheyden, Tyler S. Grant, Carol Brittin Chambers, Alex Shapiro, Wayne Oquin, and Richard Saucedo. In addition to his work at Marquette and Crestview, he organizes a summer middle school band and jazz camp that attracts over 100 students. He also coordinated the Rockwood School District Honor Band, an ensemble of over 85 students from across the district. In 2019, Christian was elected Middle School Jazz VP for the Kansas City Metro District #3.
Christian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, a Master of Arts in Music, and a Master of Arts in Education from Truman State University. He lives in O’Fallon with his wife, Alycia, and their lab, Louie.