Solar Music Boxes [SMB] are music boxes powered by the sun. Energy is harvested from the sun via solar panels which power a motor, which is connected to the gears of an analog music box. The boxes are wired such that they can be amplified.

Solar Music Boxes can exist inside or outside.

Inside:
Solar Music boxes can triggered by flash lights to create a light orchestra. Sound can be processed or simply orchestrated by flash light interaction.

Outdoor/Public Installation. Solar Music boxes can act as an accumulative sound clock. SMB are distributed under a trees shadow such that as the shadow moves over the course of the day each music is revealed allowing the sun to feed it and let it sing out. A new box adds to the orchestra each hour. The music boxes will play when sunlight is revealed upon them- a sonic sundial.