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Moses Mohammed Kington-Walberg (b. 2001) is an Australian musician and composer of new music, based on Whadjuk Noongar boodja in Boorloo (Perth, Western Australia). His work explores interpretive autonomy, playfulness, and 'the ordinary,' quietly interrogating traditional musical praxis in favour of more flexible and intuitive creative environments. His work is characterised by an openness to a variety of forms, settings, and methods of artistic communication. Stylistically, his soundworlds are experimental, texturally driven, and dynamic, underpinned by curious and highly collaborative performance philosophies. Moses makes with techniques from new-classical orchestral and chamber music, electro-acoustic music, free improvisation, sound installation, field recording, and cross-disciplinary art.

Moses completed a BMus (Hons.) (composition) at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Elliott Gyger and Stephanie Shon, and a BMus (composition and music studies double major) at the University of Western Australia under James Ledger. He is also an alumnus of creative development programs including those with the Australian Youth Orchestra, Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, and Australian Art Orchestra. Other composition mentors he has studied with include Lachlan Skipworth, Melody Eötvös, Miriama Young, Stuart Greenbaum, and Olivia Davies.

Recent projects include artist residencies with Bundanon and the Perth Institute for Contemporary Arts, a collaboration with Didgeridoo player Amos Roach, and commissions with 'FORM: Building a State of Creativity' in collaboration with sculptor Susan Flavell. Moses' work has been recognised with awards including the Dorothy Ellen Ransom Prize in Musical Composition, the WA Symphony Orchestra Bendat Scholarship, and the Ellinor Gertrude Harris Bequest.

He is currently working on independent research into Indigenous Australian intercultural practice, exploring relationships between Yidaki/Didgeridoo and Trombone instrumental semiotics. His approach integrates practical interdisciplinary collaboration with First Nations Elders and ethnomusicological inquiry, examining how a bicultural approach to instrumental pedagogy can enhance cross-cultural understanding and musical virtuosity. His current work reflects the teachings of Elders from Ballardong Noongar, Whadjuk Noongar, Djab Wurrung/Gunditj Mara, Ngarrindjeri, & Wägilak Yolŋu descent.

Outside his main focuses, Moses undertakes projects as an amateur arts coordinator. He has produced shows and concerts with The Blue Room Theatre, the WA KickstART Festival, the University of WA Conservatorium of Music and Music Students' Society, Activate the Wheatbelt, the Walyalup Weekend of Improvised Music Festival, the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, and the University of Melbourne. Notably, he established the improvisation ensemble project, 'Resonant Fields' in collaboration with Victor Arul.

Biography provided by the composer — current to March 2024