Sheba Thibideau is a Toronto based bassoonist who performs classical, contemporary, and jazz music. She is the principal bassoonist of the Markham Symphony Orchestra, the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra, and the Opera Bel Canto. While based in Toronto, she has also spent a lot of time in British Columbia where she was hired as a musician for Theatre Under the Stars, the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and the New Westminster Symphony. She has also taken her talents outside of the country, having performed in countries like the U.S., Bermuda, England, and China. Although she is known for her orchestral work, she also has performed solo’s. In 2004, she performed with the Kwantlen University College Wind Symphony as a concerto soloist, as well as given solo recitals at Roy Barnett Hall and Walter Hall.

On top of all her orchestral work, she is a part of the ensemble Triceratonin, a trio which consists of herself, pianist Jialiang Zhu, and oboist Aleh Ramezau. They were formed in 2011, and mainly perform in the downtown area of Toronto. Their main focus is classical, however they have also done jazz collaborations, such as their performance of Brad Mehldau’s “Don’t be Sad”. In 2012, they were selected for the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, which was supported by the Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School in New York.

She is someone who enjoys giving back to her community, both as a soloist and in the trio. She has participated in Artsway Vancouver, a concert series given within the city of Vancouver in order to help hospitals and retirement homes. Within the trio, they have performed a community outreach concert at Tapestry at Village Gate West, which is a retirement community in Etobicoke, as well as their own series of outreach programs in schools. Thibideau is interested in being a part of projects that challenge the traditional presentations and power structures within classical music, claiming space for Black voices. She wants to take down barriers and to promote community involvement in order to reimagine genres from underrepresented voices.