W. Gerald Austen, M.D., chairman of Knight Foundation

“We’re a national foundation with local roots, but Miami has special status as our home community,” said W. Gerald Austen, M.D., chairman of Knight Foundation’s board of trustees. “We’re delighted that every time a concert is offered at Knight Hall, every patron will have reason to consider the commitment to community and excellence of Jack and Jim Knight.”

Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of Knight Foundation

“This new complex has been the catalyst for the most phenomenal transformation of an urban downtown since Lincoln Center caused a revival of New York’s Upper West Side. And in the region, it will augment Miami’s reputation as a world-class cultural destination,” said Alberto Ibargüen, president of Knight Foundation. “Our dream is of a Knight Concert Hall where the city’s great diversity of residents and visitors will hear and see themselves reflected in their music, interests and heritage; a place where the highest quality art will help build the strongest kind of community bond.”

Marjorie Knight Crane, trustee

“My father loved this city, and he and my uncle Jack knew that healthy, vibrant arts institutions are part of the glue that holds community together,” said Marjorie Knight Crane, a daughter of Jim Knight and a Knight Foundation trustee.

Beverly Knight Olson, trustee

“They would have been proud to have their names associated with this community gathering place,” said Beverly Knight Olsen, also a daughter of Jim Knight and a trustee of the foundation.