Founded by conductor Christopher Story VI in 1969 and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1978, the Cielo Foundation for the Performing Arts has presented classical music concerts in Santa Barbara, California, for over 40 years. The popular annual Fiesta Concert with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra in the world famous Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens each August, and the Bach By Candlelight and Mozart By Candlelight concerts by the West Coast Chamber Orchestra at Thanksgiving and in late Spring each year, gives the Cielo Foundation a year-round presence in the community.