Born in Kalmar in 1959, Tommie Haglund is a Swedish composer whose music has been praised for its "absolute honesty" and its being "the confession of a naked soul." Haglund studied classical guitar with John Mills in London from 1981-83, then at the Royal Academy of Music at Århus from 1983-85 but left without a degree to pursue composition full time. It was Mills who first introduced Haglund to the music of Frederick Delius, whose influence led to a meeting with Delius’ amanuensis, Eric Fenby, with whom Haglund later studied. He also studied composition with Sven-Eric Johanson from 1989-91. Haglund’s major works include Intensio Animi (commissioned by the Swedenborg Society to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Emanuel Swedenborg’s birth); Flaminis Aura; Hymnen An Die Nacht; and Symphony. Haglund has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Stora Christ Johnson Prize and the HMK’s medal for "significant contributions to Swedish music."  In 2013, a documentary about Haglund's life and work, Själens Musik, was broadcast on Swedish TV. The Tommie Haglund Festival, a biannual international classical music gala in Halmstad, is held in his honor.