The Golden Spike received its world premiere in Kansas City's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on October 4, 2019. Writing the next day for KC Studio Magazine, reviewer Libby Hansen noted "For The Golden Spike, Kellogg explored the power, glory, and pain of rampant, unhindered progress, bringing out these elements in the race for a transcontinental railway, which was completed (May 10,) 1869." Kellogg has also received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Barlow Endowment ASCAP, and BMI.
The Golden Spike premiered at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City on October 4, 2019, according to a review by Libby Hansen. She noted that composer Kellogg explored themes of progress's power, glory, and pain within the context of the transcontinental railroad's construction, which was completed in May 1869.  Kellogg has also been recognized with awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Barlow Endowment ASCAP, and BMI.