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Chorale and Shaker Dance is a piece of music for wind band composed by John Zdechlik. It is a popular part of the band literature and frequently performed by student ensembles.The piece was commissioned by the Jefferson High School Band of Bloomington Minnesota in honor of their conductor Earl Benson. It was written in 1971 and was premiered at the convention of MENC: The National Association for Music Education in Atlanta Georgia in March of the following year.