Carpe diem returning to the normal and normative behaviors of Mesopotamian society." In Horace, the phrase is part of the longer , which can be translated as "Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow (the future)". The ode says that the future is unforeseen and that one should not leave to chance future happenings, but rather one should do all one can today to make one's future better. This phrase is usually understood against Horace's Epicurean background. The meaning of as used by Horace is not to ignore the future, but rather not to trust that everything is going to
Carpe Diem String Quartet 4, has most recently been released for digital download on the Naxos website. Physical CDs will be made available in March 2011. In the summer of 2009, CDSQ recorded "Montana" and "Entangled Banks," both composed by violist Korine Fujiwara, for an upcoming CD. "Songs Without Words," composed by Bruce Wolosoff for the quartet, was successfully recorded earlier in 2009 and has been made available for digital download on Naxos's website. Physical CDs of the recording will be released in December 2010. A huge honor for the Carpe Diem String Quartet: they received nominations for the 2009 Grammy Awards in four