The Doctoral Performance and Research submitted by Lucas Tuazon, under the direction of Laura Schwendinger at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts consists of the following:I. Written Project – Chamber Ensemble Score “Eight Courses for Octet: A Farm to Table Listening and Tasting Menu” This 100-page written project is a set of eight movements for chamber ensemble (octet) with a programmatic element of food added to the listening experience. The work is designed to have each movement be paired with a specific course in a tasting menu with the overall goal being both experiences, listening and eating, occurring simultaneously. By doing so, the sense of taste – the only sense that has largely been relegated to a less than prominent role in a concert experience – becomes elevated in the performance and therefore broadening the audience member’s experience into something that is pan-sensory. II. Written Project – Supplemental Paper to the Score The paper submitted along with the score gives historical context to the connection between music and food. It also outlines the program in both the coursed tasting menu and each movement of the chamber work. The notes on the individual movements give explanations on the motivic material used and its development. Additionally, there are notes on the collaborative process and the ensemble that is utilized for this work. III. Lecture-Recital, 4/11/2022, via Zoom “Eight Courses for Octet: Approaching Writing for Music and Food” A lecture recital that dives deeper into my compositional process and approach in pairing the musical and culinary elements of my dissertation. This lecture recital also included a theoretical analysis of two movements of the project. Additionally, it included a recorded performance of the two movements along with a score for the audience members to read while listening. ii. “kale three ways” iii. “the hunt and the furrow”