Cole Knutson (front row, second from right) is a member of Grand Canyon University's ensemble choir Critical Mass, which is performing on the National Mall for the 250th Anniversary of the United States. (Credit Grand Canyon University)
May 17, 2026
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May 17, 2026 midnight
Flathead High graduate to perform at nation’s 250th jubilee
When Cole Knutson first joined choir at Kalispell Middle School, it was at the insistence of his mother. He loved piano, which he learned to play at the age of five, but wasn’t all that thrilled about singing.