Ellen Factor, Music Director

Ellen has dedicated her life to music education and community theater, successfully transitioning a 30-year teaching career into a vibrant retirement.

Ellen received her B.S, and M.S. in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam. Her major instrument was piano. She taught piano privately and was a music teacher and choral director for 30 years at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. During that time, she was the musical director for community theater and school productions.

When Ellen retired in 2003, she and her husband moved to Solivita, hoping to have an opportunity to share their experiences with a new community. Ellen sang at the Christmas Concert with Guys and Dolls in 2003 and was asked to be the director for the following year because the previous director was moving. In 2003, a group of residents met and decided to do a spring production of “100 Years of Broadway”, and Starliters was born, with Ellen as musical director.

Solivita Performing Arts Council was established as the umbrella organization for Guys and Dolls and Starliters and both groups continue to grow and perform annually, entertaining the residents of Solivita. Click here to contact Ellen Factor.