Two amazing new young lions onboard and champing at the bit, a stalwart violist to weather the storm, and a grammy nomination in the composition category for the senior turtle, 2016 is shaping up to be a year of change, affirmation and renewal for the quartet. Exhilarating, terrifying, soul searching, frustrating at times, keeping our hearts open, awareness of the full range of possibilities both up and down and sideways, and a willingness to welcome it all; are we up to it?!? Is there a choice? Answer is yes, there is a choice, its to stay in the moment and keep swimming, thats what turtles do! -db