longWorkTextBox.Text = "Ready For Work!";
Action workAction = delegate
    {
    Console.WriteLine("Starting Work Action");
    int i = int.MaxValue;
    while (i > 0)
        i--;
    Console.WriteLine("Ending Work Action");
    longWorkTextBox.Text = "Work Complete";
    };
longWorkTextBox.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Background, workAction);

longWorkTextBox.Text = "Ready For Work!";
Action workAction = delegate
{
    BackgroundWorker worker = new BackgroundWorker();
    worker.DoWork += delegate
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Starting Slow Work");
        int i = int.MaxValue;
        while (i > 0)
        i--;
        Console.WriteLine("Ending Work Action");
    };
    worker.RunWorkerCompleted += delegate
    {
        longWorkTextBox.Text = "Work Complete";
    };
    worker.RunWorkerAsync();
 };
 longWorkTextBox.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Background, workAction);

BackgroundWorker worker = new BackgroundWorker;

worker.WorkerReportsProgress = true;
worker.WorkerSupportsCancellation = true;
worker.DoWork +=new DoWorkEventHandler(worker_DoWork);
worker.RunWorkerCompleted +=new RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(worker_RunWorkerCompleted);
worker.ProgressChanged +=new ProgressChangedEventHandler(worker_ProgressChanged);

bkwkPlayingLoop.RunWorkerAsync();