It depends on what you are going to say and if they want/expect to hear it. You're going to say something that (presumably) honours the person's memory, to a room of people who want to hear his/her memory being honoured, and who are expecting you to do it. If you cry, it just shows how much you care. It's hard to go wrong. The worst thing you could do is say nothing, or say something offensive.
I'm sure I've sung for audiences of more than 150 but tbh a hall full of people is just a hall full of people - the figure stops mattering. I think about it this way: these people are sitting listening to you because they believe you can give them what they've come for. So give it to them.
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It depends on what you are going to say and if they want/expect to hear it. You're going to say something that (presumably) honours the person's memory, to a room of people who want to hear his/her memory being honoured, and who are expecting you to do it. If you cry, it just shows how much you care. It's hard to go wrong. The worst thing you could do is say nothing, or say something offensive.
I'm sure I've sung for audiences of more than 150 but tbh a hall full of people is just a hall full of people - the figure stops mattering. I think about it this way: these people are sitting listening to you because they believe you can give them what they've come for. So give it to them.