He was elected to the American Bandmasters Association and many of his compositions became standard concert band repertoire, including Chorale and Shaker Dance.
Zdechlik had musical influences growing up - his grandfather was a church organist, his father regularly played recordings of Beethoven and Victor Herbert, and his parents enrolled him in piano lessons at age six.
Zdechlik also credits the work of jazz pianist George Shearing as an important early reference of learning tonal harmony.
Bencriscutto had been commissioned to write an original work for the Concordia College Band in Saint Paul, Minnesota, but was too busy to fulfill the commitment.
Dozens of his works have been published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company and Zdechlik conducted extensively throughout the United States, Japan, and Europe.