At age 15 Don Bond heard his brother repeatedly playing a recording of Ravel's Le Tobeau de Couperin and he mistook one of the marvellous oboe solos for a flute. He subsequently nagged his parents to buy a flute for his birthday. It was some time before he realized his error. A short while later he joined the Vancouver Junior Symphony, then went on to the University of British Columbia to earn a B.Mus. studying with Conrad Crocker.
While playing Principal Flute in the UBC Symphony, Don became aware of how challenging a career in Music was going to be, so he chose something "easier". After graduating from UBC with his MD and interning at Royal Columbian Hospital, he was persuaded by David Dahlstrom to move to Prince George in 1972 to join the fledgling New Caledonia Orchestra that was in need of a flutist. Forty years later he is retired from Family Medicine but is still serving as Principal Flute in the Prince George Symphony Orchestra.
Don enjoys hiking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and especially Steelhead fishing.